# merits

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛɹ.ɪts/ · frequency rank #11,743

## Definitions
1. plural of merit
2. Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages.
3. Substance, distinguished from form or procedure.

## Easily confused with
- **mets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merits-vs-mets)
- **MERS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merits-vs-mers)
- **metrics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merits-vs-metrics)
- **meets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meets-vs-merits)
- **merit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merit-vs-merits)
- **meats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meats-vs-merits)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maris-vs-merits)
- **Marius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marius-vs-merits)
- **merino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merino-vs-merits)
- **merited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merited-vs-merits)

## Common misspellings (9)
`emrits`, `meirts`, `merist`, `meritss`, `meritts`, `merrits`, `mertis`, `mmerits`, `mreits`

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