Which to use
“marca” and “mercê” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,013
- “marca” frequency rank
- #14,186
- “mercê” frequency rank
- 15199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marca | mercê |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de marcar | paga, soldada, preço ou recompensa por algum trabalho ou serviço |
Letter map: marca vs mercê
Shared letters muted; letters that set marca and mercê apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: marca and mercê
marca and mercê 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 15199, 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/. mercê is at rank #14,186, tagged as anoun.
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 15199, this pair ranks #56,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marca vs mercê
Shared letters: cmr. Private to "marca": a. Private to "mercê": eê.
"marca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mercê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marca ← amrca · macra · marac · marcca · marrca · mmarca · mraca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marca" and "mercê" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marca" or "mercê"?
What to do next
You've compared "marca" and "mercê". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "marca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mercê" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marca" and "mercê" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mercê vs messe". 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 #56,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.