merus
noun
merus is spelled M-E-R-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, merus means “The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of merus is meri.
How many letters and syllables are in merus?
| Letters | 5: M-E-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is merus?
Merus appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with merus?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as merus.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: serum, muser, murse, resum.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of merus
- meri plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does merus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleterareThe thigh.
- 2
The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean.
- 3
The plane surface between the channels of a triglyph.
noun
- 1
plural of MERU
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does merus come from?
From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).