Which to use
“marco” and “match” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,754
- “marco” frequency rank
- #14,647
- “match” frequency rank
- 16401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marco | match |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sinal de demarcação que se põe nos limites territoriais | palito de fósforo |
Where the eye mixes marco and match
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marco and match
A purely visual mix-up. marco (/ˈmaɾ.ku/) and match (/ˈmætʃ/) 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 16401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marco is recorded at frequency rank #1,754, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɾ.ku/. match is at rank #14,647, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmætʃ/.
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 16401, this pair ranks #55,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marco vs match
Shared letters: acm. Private to "marco": or. Private to "match": ht.
"marco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "match" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marco" and "match" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marco" vs "match" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marco" and "match" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "match" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marco" and "match" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "match vs matiz". 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 #55,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.