# mercantile

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/ · frequency rank #22,153

## Definitions
1. Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
2. Of or relating to mercantilism.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`emrcantile`, `mecrantile`, `meracntile`, `mercanitle`, `mercanntile`, `mercantiel`, `mercantille`, `mercantlie`, `mercanttile`, `mercatnile`, `merccantile`, `mercnatile`, `merrcantile`, `mmercantile`, `mrecantile`

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