Which to use
“mancha” and “marca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,658
- “mancha” frequency rank
- #1,013
- “marca” frequency rank
- 8671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mancha | marca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | defeito; imperfeição; labéu; laivo; nódoa; mácula; malha; pinta | ato ou efeito de marcar |
Where the eye mixes mancha and marca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mancha and marca
A purely visual mix-up. mancha (/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/) and marca (/ˈmaɾ.kɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mancha is recorded at frequency rank #7,658, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/. 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 8671, this pair ranks #65,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mancha vs marca
Shared letters: acm. Private to "mancha": hn. Private to "marca": r.
"mancha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "marca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mancha" and "marca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mancha" or "marca"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mancha" and "marca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mancha" 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 #65,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mancha" and "marca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mancha vs manhas". 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 #65,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.