Which to use
“marcar” and “marchar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,842
- “marcar” frequency rank
- #16,816
- “marchar” frequency rank
- 19658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcar | marchar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr uma marca ou sinal | andar, caminhar |
Where the eye mixes marcar and marchar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marcar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against marchar's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marcar vs marchar
A purely visual mix-up. marcar (/mɐɾ.ˈkaɾ/) and marchar (/mɐɾ.ˈʃaɾ/) 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 19658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcar is recorded at frequency rank #2,842, classified as averb, pronounced /mɐɾ.ˈkaɾ/. marchar is at rank #16,816, tagged as averb, pronounced /mɐɾ.ˈʃaɾ/.
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 19658, this pair ranks #51,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcar vs marchar
Shared letters: acmr. Private to "marcar": -. Private to "marchar": h.
"marcar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "marchar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcar" for "marchar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marcar" or "marchar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marchar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcar" and "marchar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machão vs marchar". 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 #51,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.