Which to use
“marquês” and “marquesa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,389
- “marquês” frequency rank
- #36,109
- “marquesa” frequency rank
- 51498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquês | marquesa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | título nobiliárquico imediatamente inferior ao de duque e superior ao de conde | mulher possuidora de um marquesado |
Where the eye mixes marquês and marquesa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marquês and marquesa
A purely visual mix-up. marquês (/mɐɾ.ˈkeʃ/) and marquesa (/mɐɾ.ˈke.zɐ/) 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 51498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marquês is recorded at frequency rank #15,389, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐɾ.ˈkeʃ/. marquesa is at rank #36,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐɾ.ˈke.zɐ/.
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 51498, this pair ranks #13,555 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marquês vs marquesa
Shared letters: amqrsu. Private to "marquês": ê. Private to "marquesa": e.
"marquês" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "marquesa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marquesa ← amrquesa · maqruesa · marqeusa · marqquesa · marqueas · marquessa · marqusea · marrquesa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marquês" and "marquesa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marquês" vs "marquesa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marquês" and "marquesa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marquês" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marquesa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,555 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquês" and "marquesa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marquesa vs marquise". 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 #13,555 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.