Which to use
“marchaban” and “marcharon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,713
- “marchaban” frequency rank
- #17,479
- “marcharon” frequency rank
- 55192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marchaban | marcharon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de marchar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de marchar o de marcharse. |
Where the eye mixes marchaban and marcharon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. marchaban and marcharon follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between marchaban and marcharon
A purely visual mix-up. marchaban ([maɾˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]) and marcharon ([maɾˈt͡ʃaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marchaban is recorded at frequency rank #37,713, classified as averb, pronounced [maɾˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]. marcharon is at rank #17,479, tagged as averb, pronounced [maɾˈt͡ʃaɾõn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55192, this pair ranks #80,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marchaban vs marcharon
Shared letters: achmnr. Private to "marchaban": b. Private to "marcharon": o.
"marchaban" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "marcharon" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marchaban" and "marcharon" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marchaban" or "marcharon"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "marchaban" and "marcharon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marchaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcharon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marchaban" and "marcharon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marchaba vs marchaban". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #80,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.