Which to use
“merci” is an intj and “Mercier” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,047
- “merci” frequency rank
- #42,265
- “Mercier” frequency rank
- 80312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | merci | Mercier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Thank you. | A surname. |
Letter map: merci vs Mercier
Shared letters muted; letters that set merci and Mercier apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. merci runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Mercier's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: merci vs Mercier
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: merci is anintj and Mercieraname. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “merci” sits inside “Mercier”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
merci is recorded at frequency rank #38,047, classified as anintj, pronounced /mɛːˈsiː/. Mercier is at rank #42,265, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 80312, this pair ranks #20,074 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of merci vs Mercier
Shared letters: ceimr. Private to "merci": -. Private to "Mercier": -.
"merci" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mercier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "merci" and "Mercier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "merci" or "Mercier"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "merci" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mercier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,074 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "merci" and "Mercier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merci vs Merv". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #20,074 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.