remarcavsremarcarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,410
“remarca” frequency rank
#33,821
“remarcar” frequency rank
78231
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remarca remarcar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remarcar. Destacar.

Where the eye mixes remarca and remarcar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
remarca
8 ch
remarcar

Why the eye confuses remarca with remarcar

A purely visual mix-up. remarca ([reˈmaɾka]) and remarcar ([remaɾˈkaɾ]) 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) - “remarca” sits inside “remarcar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remarca is recorded at frequency rank #44,410, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈmaɾka]. remarcar is at rank #33,821, tagged as averb, pronounced [remaɾˈkaɾ].

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 78231, this pair ranks #14,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remarca vs remarcar

Shared letters: acemr. Private to "remarca": -. Private to "remarcar": -.

"remarca" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "remarcar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarcaermarca · reamrca · remacra · remarac · remarcca · remarrca · remmarca · remraca
  • remarcarermarcar · reamrcar · remacrar · remaracr · remarcarr · remarccar · remarcra · remarrcar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "remarca" for "remarcar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmaɾka] versus [remaɾˈkaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remarca" or "remarcar"?
"remarcar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,821 in our Spanish list, against #44,410 for "remarca". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remarca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remarcar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remarca" and "remarcar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recalca vs remarca". 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 #14,769 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