# Merced

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɜːrˈsɛd/ · frequency rank #34,588

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A city, the county seat of Merced County, California, United States.
3. A district in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica.

## Easily confused with
- **mere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-mere)
- **mercy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-mercy)
- **merge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-merge)
- **merch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-merch)
- **merle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-merle)
- **mired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-mired)
- **merci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-merci)
- **merger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-merger)
- **mercer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-mercer)
- **Merkel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-merkel)
- **minced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-minced)
- **Mercia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-mercia)
- **Mersey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-mersey)
- **merited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-merited)
- **Mercier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-mercier)
- **Mercedes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-mercedes)
- **Merc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merc-vs-merced)
- **marked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-merced)
- **melted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melted-vs-merced)
- **marcel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marcel-vs-merced)

## Common misspellings (9)
`emrced`, `mecred`, `mercced`, `mercde`, `mercedd`, `merecd`, `merrced`, `mmerced`, `mreced`

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