# merci vs Mercia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### merci
*intj · IPA /mɛːˈsiː/ · frequency rank #38,047*
Thank you.

### Mercia
*name · IPA /ˈmɜːsi.ə/ · frequency rank #43,258*
One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England.

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