Which to use
“maciço” is an adjective and “marco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,489
- “maciço” frequency rank
- #1,754
- “marco” frequency rank
- 21243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maciço | marco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | compacto; sem vazios internos | sinal de demarcação que se põe nos limites territoriais |
Letter map: maciço vs marco
Shared letters muted; letters that set maciço and marco apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. maciço runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against marco's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: maciço vs marco
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maciço is anadjective and marcoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maciço is recorded at frequency rank #19,489, classified as anadj. marco is at rank #1,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɾ.ku/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21243, this pair ranks #49,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maciço vs marco
Shared letters: acmo. Private to "maciço": iç. Private to "marco": r.
"maciço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "marco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marco ← amrco · macro · marcco · maroc · marrco · mmarco · mraco
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maciço" and "marco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "maciço" or "marco" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maciço" and "marco".
- Full dictionary entry for "maciço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maciço" and "marco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machão vs maciço". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #49,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.