# Mercado vs Merced

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mercado
*name · frequency rank #47,190*
A surname from Spanish.

### Merced
*name · IPA /mɜːrˈsɛd/ · frequency rank #34,588*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercado-vs-merced