# merci

> English word · Interjection · IPA /mɛːˈsiː/ · frequency rank #38,047

## Definitions
1. Thank you.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French merci (“thank you”). Doublet of mercy.

## Easily confused with
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-mri)
- **MRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-mrc)
- **mere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-mere)
- **Mori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-mori)
- **MERS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-mers)
- **MIRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-miri)
- **Merv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-merv)
- **mercy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-mercy)
- **merit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-merit)
- **merry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-merry)
- **Messi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-messi)
- **merge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-merge)
- **Meryl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-meryl)
- **merle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-merle)
- **merlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-merlin)
- **Mercia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-mercia)
- **Mercier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-mercier)
- **messy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-messy)
- **Mei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mei-vs-merci)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mer-vs-merci)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emrci`, `mecri`, `mercci`, `meric`, `merrci`, `mmerci`, `mreci`

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