Which to use
“marca” and “marzo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,013
- “marca” frequency rank
- #43,029
- “marzo” frequency rank
- 44042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marca | marzo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de marcar | março |
Where the eye mixes marca and marzo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. marca and marzo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: marca vs marzo
A purely visual mix-up. marca (/ˈmaɾ.kɐ/) and marzo (/'mar.so/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marca is recorded at frequency rank #1,013, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɾ.kɐ/. marzo is at rank #43,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'mar.so/.
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 44042, this pair ranks #21,502 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marca vs marzo
Shared letters: amr. Private to "marca": c. Private to "marzo": oz.
"marca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "marzo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marca" and "marzo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "marca" or "marzo" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marzo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,502 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marca" and "marzo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malho vs marzo". 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 #21,502 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.