# merits vs MERS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### merits
*noun · IPA /ˈmɛɹ.ɪts/ · frequency rank #11,743*
plural of merit

### MERS
*noun · IPA /mɝz/ · frequency rank #45,510*
Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome.

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