march

/ˈmɑːɹtʃ/

//ˈmɑːɹtʃ// noun

The verdict

“march” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,556. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,556
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - marcha

Corpus desk

Index PT-march · march · Portuguese

march · rank #13,556 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,556
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH modesto

Nearest frequency peer: modesto (+5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “march”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “march” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

march vs Mark
40% similar
march vs maré
60% similar
march vs mars
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for march
PropertyValue
Headwordmarch
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɑːɹtʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,556
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “march”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).marchcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “modesto” (#13,561), “literal” (#13,549), “limitação” (#13,547). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “march” fica em #13,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around march (IPA /ˈmɑːɹtʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,556 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "marcha".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for march, with forms such as "amrch", "macrh", and "marcch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mark", "maré", "mars", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is march, spelled M-A-R-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    marcha

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrch
  • macrh
  • marcch
  • marchh
  • marhc
  • marrch
  • mmarch
  • mrach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of march - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amrch2macrh2marcch1marchh1marhc2marrch1mmarch1mrach2
Edit distance from "march"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "march"?
"march" is spelled M-A-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɑːɹtʃ/.
What does "march" mean?
As a noun, "march" means: marcha
What words are commonly confused with "march"?
"march" is commonly confused with "Mark", "maré", "mars". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "march"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "march" is /ˈmɑːɹtʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "march" come from?
"march" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "march", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list