# merited

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #40,337

## Definitions
1. deserved

## Easily confused with
- **merits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merited-vs-merits)
- **merit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merit-vs-merited)
- **melted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melted-vs-merited)
- **Merced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merced-vs-merited)

## Common misspellings (10)
`emrited`, `meirted`, `merietd`, `meritde`, `meritedd`, `meritted`, `merrited`, `mertied`, `mmerited`, `mreited`

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