Which to use
“marquen” is a verb and “Marques” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,150
- “marquen” frequency rank
- #19,486
- “Marques” frequency rank
- 55636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquen | Marques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de marcar. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes marquen and Marques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marquen and Marques follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses marquen with Marques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marquen is [ˈmaɾkẽn] while Marques is [ˈmaɾkes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “marquen” becomes s in “Marques”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marquen is recorded at frequency rank #36,150, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɾkẽn]. Marques is at rank #19,486, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmaɾkes].
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 55636, this pair ranks #78,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marquen vs Marques
Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "marquen": n. Private to "Marques": s.
"marquen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Marques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marquen" and "Marques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marquen" or "Marques"?
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 "marquen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquen" and "Marques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marquen vs Marquina". 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 #78,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.