# Merlot

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɝˈloʊ/ · frequency rank #39,424

## Definitions
1. A dark-blue variety of wine grape.
2. A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes.

## Etymology
From French, a diminutive of merle (“blackbird”).

## Easily confused with
- **Merton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merlot-vs-merton)
- **melt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melt-vs-merlot)
- **melo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melo-vs-merlot)
- **merit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merit-vs-merlot)
- **melon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melon-vs-merlot)
- **merle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merle-vs-merlot)
- **Menlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menlo-vs-merlot)
- **Mello** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mello-vs-merlot)
- **merlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merlin-vs-merlot)
- **Margot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/margot-vs-merlot)
- **mellow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mellow-vs-merlot)
- **mellon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mellon-vs-merlot)
- **Marlow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marlow-vs-merlot)
- **Mellor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mellor-vs-merlot)

## Common misspellings (9)
`emrlot`, `melrot`, `merllot`, `merlott`, `merlto`, `merolt`, `merrlot`, `mmerlot`, `mrelot`

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