Which to use
“malvado” and “marcado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,040
- “malvado” frequency rank
- #2,487
- “marcado” frequency rank
- 25527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malvado | marcado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem índole perversa ou que é praticado com desrespeito, violência ou crueldade | assinalado com marca |
Letter map: malvado vs marcado
Shared letters muted; letters that set malvado and marcado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. malvado and marcado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on malvado vs marcado
malvado and marcado 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malvado is recorded at frequency rank #23,040, classified as anadj. marcado is at rank #2,487, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mɐɾ.ˈka.du/.
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 25527, this pair ranks #43,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malvado vs marcado
Shared letters: admo. Private to "malvado": lv. Private to "marcado": cr.
"malvado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "marcado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malvado" and "marcado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "malvado" and "marcado".
- Full dictionary entry for "malvado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malvado" and "marcado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malvado vs melado". 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 #43,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.