Merkur

[mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯]

/[mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Merkur” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,128
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der der Sonne am nächsten stehende Planet unseres Sonnensystems

Corpus desk

Index DE-merkur · Merkur · German

Merkur · rank #12,128 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,128
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Medikamenten

Nearest frequency peer: Medikamenten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Merkur“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Merkur“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Merkur vs merk
50% similar
Merkur vs merkt
50% similar
Merkur vs merke
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Merkur
PropertyValue
HeadwordMerkur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,128
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Merkur“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Merkurliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Medikamenten“ (#12,127), „mischt“ (#12,129), „Maya“ (#12,126). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Merkur“ bei #12,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Merkur (IPA [mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,128 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Merkur, with forms such as "emrkur", "mekrur", and "merkkur". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "merk", "merkt", "merke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Merkur, spelled M-E-R-K-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der der Sonne am nächsten stehende Planet unseres Sonnensystems
  2. 2
    der römischer Gott des Handels und der Diebe
  3. 3
    Quecksilber

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Merkur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Merkur ist einer der am wenigsten erforschten Planeten des Sonnensystems.
  2. Merkur war bei den Römern der Gott des Handels.

Synonyms

GötterboteHermesMercuriusQuecksilber

This word in other languages

Mercury(English)Mercurio(Español)Mercure(Français)Mercúrio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrkur
  • mekrur
  • merkkur
  • merkru
  • merkurr
  • merrkur
  • merukr
  • mmerkur
  • mrekur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Merkur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emrkur2mekrur2merkkur1merkru2merkurr1merrkur1merukr2mmerkur1
Edit distance from "Merkur"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Merkur"?
"Merkur" is spelled M-E-R-K-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯].
What does "Merkur" mean?
As a proper noun, "Merkur" means: der der Sonne am nächsten stehende Planet unseres Sonnensystems
What words are commonly confused with "Merkur"?
"Merkur" is commonly confused with "merk", "merkt", "merke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Merkur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Merkur" is [mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Merkur" come from?
"Merkur" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Merkur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mischt#12,129nature#12,137Kokain#12,115orient#12,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

prince9 variantsRonald9 variantsSultan9 variantsErdgas9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list