Which to use
“mágica” and “marca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,972
- “mágica” frequency rank
- #1,013
- “marca” frequency rank
- 6985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mágica | marca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | magia | ato ou efeito de marcar |
Letter map: mágica vs marca
Shared letters muted; letters that set mágica and marca apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mágica runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against marca's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on mágica vs marca
mágica and marca are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mágica is recorded at frequency rank #5,972, classified as anoun. marca is at rank #1,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɾ.kɐ/.
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 6985, this pair ranks #67,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mágica vs marca
Shared letters: acm. Private to "mágica": giá. Private to "marca": r.
"mágica" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "marca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marca ← amrca · macra · marac · marcca · marrca · mmarca · mraca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mágica" for "marca" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mágica" or "marca"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mágica" and "marca".
- Full dictionary entry for "mágica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mágica" and "marca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mágica vs mímica". 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 #67,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.