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marca

Portuguese, noun/ˈmaʁ.kɐ/

marca is spelled M-A-R-C-A (5 letters) and appears 98 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mark; trace (visible impression or sign)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of marcar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de marcar”.

What does marca mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemark; trace (visible impression or sign)

  2. 2

    femininea scar, blemish or bruise

  3. 3

    femininemark (characteristic feature)

  4. 4

    femininelasting impact (significant or strong influence)

  5. 5

    femininebranding iron; brand (piece of heated metal used to brand livestock)

  6. 6

    femininebrand (mark of ownership made by burning, especially on cattle)

  7. 7

    femininebrand (name, symbol, logo or other item used to distinguish a product or service)

  8. 8

    femininea number used for reference or measurement

noun

  1. 1

    femininemarkka (currency unit used in Finland until 2002)

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. ato ou efeito de marcar 2. traço que, através da sua presença ou ausência, permite distinguir o que seria semelhante 3. nome e/ou sinal que distingue um produto; logótipo: 4. cunho, símbolo distintivo

noun: 1. prenome feminino

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of marca

  • marcas plural
  • markka alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce marca?

  • Brazil /ˈmaʁ.kɐ/
  • Brazil [ˈmah.kɐ]
  • /ˈmaɾ.kɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to marca

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is marca in Portuguese?

marca appears 98 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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