# Mercia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɜːsi.ə/ · frequency rank #43,258

## Definitions
1. One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England.
2. An alternative name for the Midlands.

## Etymology
Latinization of Old English Mierċe (literally “border people”), derived from mearc, whence mark.

## Easily confused with
- **mercy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercia-vs-mercy)
- **merit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercia-vs-merit)
- **Moria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercia-vs-moria)
- **merlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercia-vs-merlin)
- **Mercier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercia-vs-mercier)
- **Merc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merc-vs-mercia)
- **media** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/media-vs-mercia)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mercia)
- **Mecca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mercia)
- **merch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merch-vs-mercia)
- **mecha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mercia)
- **merci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merci-vs-mercia)
- **mercer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercer-vs-mercia)
- **Marcia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marcia-vs-mercia)
- **Merced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-mercia)

## Common misspellings (8)
`emrcia`, `mecria`, `mercai`, `merccia`, `merica`, `merrcia`, `mmercia`, `mrecia`

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