marquesa

/mɐɾ.ˈke.zɐ/

//mɐɾ.ˈke.zɐ// noun

The verdict

“marquesa” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,109. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,109
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mulher possuidora de um marquesado

Corpus desk

Index PT-marquesa · marquesa · Portuguese

marquesa · rank #36,109 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,109
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH manicômio

Nearest frequency peer: manicômio (-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 “marquesa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marquesa” 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).

marquesa vs marquise
75% similar
marquesa vs marquês
75% similar

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

Key facts for marquesa
PropertyValue
Headwordmarquesa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐɾ.ˈke.zɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,109
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “marquesa”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “manicômio” (#36,104), “logar” (#36,098), “limoeiro” (#36,096). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “marquesa” fica em #36,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around marquesa (IPA /mɐɾ.ˈke.zɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,109 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 marquesa, with forms such as "amrquesa", "maqruesa", and "marqeusa". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "marquise", "marquês", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is marquesa, spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    mulher possuidora de um marquesado
  2. 2
    tipo de canapé, sem encosto e com assento largo de palhinha
  3. 3
    o mesmo que marquesinha

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrquesa
  • maqruesa
  • marqeusa
  • marqquesa
  • marqueas
  • marquessa
  • marqusea
  • marrquesa
  • maruqesa
  • mmarquesa
  • mraquesa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marquesa - 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.

amrquesa2maqruesa2marqeusa2marqquesa1marqueas2marquessa1marqusea2marrquesa1
Edit distance from "marquesa"

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 "marquesa"?
"marquesa" is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐɾ.ˈke.zɐ/.
What does "marquesa" mean?
As a noun, "marquesa" means: mulher possuidora de um marquesado
What words are commonly confused with "marquesa"?
"marquesa" is commonly confused with "marquise", "marquês". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marquesa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marquesa" is /mɐɾ.ˈke.zɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marquesa" come from?
"marquesa" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list