Which to use
“marajá” and “marcha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,962
- “marajá” frequency rank
- #4,003
- “marcha” frequency rank
- 48965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marajá | marcha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | príncipe da Índia | ato de marchar |
Where the eye mixes marajá and marcha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. marajá (CVCVCV) and marcha (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: marajá vs marcha
A purely visual mix-up. marajá (/mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈʒa/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marajá is recorded at frequency rank #44,962, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈʒa/. 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 48965, this pair ranks #16,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marajá vs marcha
Shared letters: amr. Private to "marajá": já. Private to "marcha": ch.
"marajá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "marcha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marcha ← amrcha · macrha · marcah · marccha · marchha · marhca · marrcha · mmarcha
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marajá" for "marcha" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "marajá" or "marcha" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marajá" and "marcha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marajá" 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 #16,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marajá" and "marcha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maiara vs marajá". 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 #16,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.