Mercure
"mercure" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mercure” is uncommon English (frequency #67,642 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,642
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from French.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mercure · Mercure · English
Mercure · rank #67,642 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,642
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mestizo
Nearest frequency peer: mestizo (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Mercure”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- meatpacking
meatpacking
32,365 corpus weight
- memoria
memoria
32,362 corpus weight
- Mercure
Mercure
32,359 corpus weight
- mestizo
mestizo
32,358 corpus weight
- Michaelmas
Michaelmas
32,356 corpus weight
- microRNA
microRNA
32,355 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Mercure” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mercure |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #67,642 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mercure” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mercure is uncommon English at frequency #67,642 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from French.".
Mercure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Mercure. The correct English form is Mercure, spelled M-E-R-C-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1A surname from French.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Mercure.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Mercure"?
What does "Mercure" mean?
What is the origin of the word "Mercure"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mercure", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
What to do next
You've looked up "Mercure". Here's where to go from here.
- Usage frequency rank #67,642 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.