Which to use
“marche” and “marchen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,946
- “marche” frequency rank
- #37,714
- “marchen” frequency rank
- 62660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marche | marchen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de marchar o de marcharse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de marchar o de marcharse. |
Where the eye mixes marche and marchen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marche and marchen
A purely visual mix-up. marche ([ˈmaɾt͡ʃe]) and marchen ([ˈmaɾt͡ʃẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “marche” sits inside “marchen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marche is recorded at frequency rank #24,946, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɾt͡ʃe]. marchen is at rank #37,714, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɾt͡ʃẽn].
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 62660, this pair ranks #51,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marche vs marchen
Shared letters: acehmr. Private to "marche": -. Private to "marchen": n.
"marche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "marchen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marche" for "marchen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "marche" or "marchen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "marche" and "marchen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marchen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marche" and "marchen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marchen vs Marchena". 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 #51,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.