marchar

/mɐɾ.ˈʃaɾ/

//mɐɾ.ˈʃaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“marchar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,816. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,816
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-marchar · marchar · Portuguese

marchar · rank #16,816 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,816
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mané

Nearest frequency peer: mané (-2 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 “marchar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marchar” 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).

marchar vs marcial
71% similar
marchar vs marca
71% similar
marchar vs march
71% similar

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

Key facts for marchar
PropertyValue
Headwordmarchar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mɐɾ.ˈʃaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,816
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “marchar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).marcharcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mané” (#16,814), “mercy” (#16,818), “Manager” (#16,812). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “marchar” fica em #16,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around marchar (IPA /mɐɾ.ˈʃaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,816 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for marchar, with forms such as "amrchar", "macrhar", and "marcahr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "marcial", "marca", "march", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is marchar, spelled M-A-R-C-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    andar, caminhar
  2. 2
    seguir os trâmites regulares
  3. 3
    progredir

This word in other languages

march(English)marchar(Español)marcher(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrchar
  • macrhar
  • marcahr
  • marcchar
  • marcharr
  • marchhar
  • marchra
  • marhcar
  • marrchar
  • mmarchar
  • mrachar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marchar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amrchar2macrhar2marcahr2marcchar1marcharr1marchhar1marchra2marhcar2
Edit distance from "marchar"

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 "marchar"?
"marchar" is spelled M-A-R-C-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐɾ.ˈʃaɾ/.
What does "marchar" mean?
As a verb, "marchar" means: andar, caminhar
What words are commonly confused with "marchar"?
"marchar" is commonly confused with "marcial", "marca", "march". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marchar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marchar" is /mɐɾ.ˈʃaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marchar" come from?
"marchar" 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 "marchar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Manager#16,812magoado#16,810lágrima#16,808jacinto#16,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

oportuno11 variantsfiltrar11 variantssanidade11 variantsesgotado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list