merkantil
[mɛʁkanˈtiːl]
The verdict
“merkantil” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - kaufmännisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-merkantil · merkantil · German
merkantil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | merkantil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [mɛʁkanˈtiːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „merkantil“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
merkantil is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mɛʁkanˈtiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kaufmännisch".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for merkantil, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is merkantil, spelled M-E-R-K-A-N-T-I-L.
Definition
- 1kaufmännisch
This word in other languages
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.