marchadovsmarcharonTell them apart

Which to use

“marchado” and “marcharon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,120
“marchado” frequency rank
#17,479
“marcharon” frequency rank
37599
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature marchado marcharon
Definition Participio de marchar o de marcharse. 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 marchado and marcharon

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. marchado runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against marcharon's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
marchado
9 ch
marcharon

Look-alike desk: marchado vs marcharon

A purely visual mix-up. marchado ([maɾˈt͡ʃað̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

marchado is recorded at frequency rank #20,120, classified as averb, pronounced [maɾˈt͡ʃað̞o]. 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 37599, this pair ranks #174,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of marchado vs marcharon

Shared letters: achmor. Private to "marchado": d. Private to "marcharon": n.

"marchado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "marcharon" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • marchadoamrchado · macrhado · marcahdo · marcchado · marchaddo · marchaod · marchdao · marchhado
  • marcharonamrcharon · macrharon · marcahron · marccharon · marchaorn · marcharno · marcharonn · marcharron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "marchado" and "marcharon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([maɾˈt͡ʃað̞o] versus [maɾˈt͡ʃaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "marchado" vs "marcharon" - which ranks higher?
"marcharon" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,479 in our Spanish list, against #20,120 for "marchado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "marchado" 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 #174,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "marchado" and "marcharon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manchados vs marchado". 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 #174,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list