marco

/ˈmaɾ.ku/

//ˈmaɾ.ku// noun

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The verdict

“marco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,754
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sinal de demarcação que se põe nos limites territoriais

Corpus desk

Index PT-marco · marco · Portuguese

marco · rank #1,754 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,754
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mandar

Nearest frequency peer: mandar (-1 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 “marco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marco” 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).

marco vs mato
60% similar
marco vs Mark
40% similar
marco vs muro
60% similar

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

Key facts for marco
PropertyValue
Headwordmarco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmaɾ.ku/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,754
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “marco”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).marcocai 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 “mandar” (#1,753), “moral” (#1,755), “lutar” (#1,752). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “marco” fica em #1,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around marco (IPA /ˈmaɾ.ku/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,754 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for marco, with forms such as "amrco", "macro", and "marcco". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mato", "Mark", "muro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 marco, spelled M-A-R-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sinal de demarcação que se põe nos limites territoriais
  2. 2
    coluna, pirâmide, etc para assinalar um local ou acontecimento
  3. 3
    fronteira, limite
  4. 4
    guarnição fixa de portas e janelas
  5. 5
    talento
  6. 6
    capacidade
  7. 7
    merecimento

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrco
  • macro
  • marcco
  • maroc
  • marrco
  • mmarco
  • mraco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amrco2macro2marcco1maroc2marrco1mmarco1mraco2
Edit distance from "marco"

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 "marco"?
"marco" is spelled M-A-R-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaɾ.ku/.
What does "marco" mean?
As a noun, "marco" means: sinal de demarcação que se põe nos limites territoriais
What words are commonly confused with "marco"?
"marco" is commonly confused with "mato", "Mark", "muro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marco" is /ˈmaɾ.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marco" come from?
"marco" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

moral#1,755lutar#1,752ligar#1,751golpe#1,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

venda7 variantscaras7 variantscusto7 variantsequipa7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list