Which to use
“marco” and “mercê” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,754
- “marco” frequency rank
- #14,186
- “mercê” frequency rank
- 15940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marco | mercê |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sinal de demarcação que se põe nos limites territoriais | paga, soldada, preço ou recompensa por algum trabalho ou serviço |
Letter map: marco vs mercê
Shared letters muted; letters that set marco and mercê apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: marco and mercê
marco 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 15940, 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/. 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 15940, this pair ranks #55,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marco vs mercê
Shared letters: cmr. Private to "marco": ao. Private to "mercê": eê.
"marco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mercê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marco ← amrco · macro · marcco · maroc · marrco · mmarco · mraco
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marco" and "mercê" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marco" or "mercê"?
Useful next steps
Pair "marco" vs "mercê" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "marco" 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 #55,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marco" 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 #55,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.