Mercurius
The verdict
“Mercurius” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merkur
Corpus desk
Index DE-mercurius · Mercurius · German
Mercurius · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mercurius |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mercurius“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mercurius is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Merkur".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mercurius, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mercurius, spelled M-E-R-C-U-R-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1Merkur
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mercurius appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mercurius cumque eo filius Latonas“ (Andr. poet. 19)
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.