Which to use
“mancha” and “marcha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,658
- “mancha” frequency rank
- #4,003
- “marcha” frequency rank
- 11661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mancha | marcha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | defeito; imperfeição; labéu; laivo; nódoa; mácula; malha; pinta | ato de marchar |
Where the eye mixes mancha and marcha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mancha and marcha
A purely visual mix-up. mancha (/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/) and marcha (/ˈmaɾ.ʃɐ/) 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 a single letter - n in “mancha” becomes r in “marcha”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11661, 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/. marcha is at rank #4,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɾ.ʃɐ/.
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 11661, this pair ranks #61,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mancha vs marcha
Shared letters: achm. Private to "mancha": n. Private to "marcha": r.
"mancha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "marcha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mancha" and "marcha" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mancha" or "marcha"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mancha" and "marcha" 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 "marcha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mancha" and "marcha" 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 #61,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.