misericordia
mi·se·ri·cor·di·a/mɪˌzɛɹɪˈkɔɹdi.ə/noun
misericordia is spelled M-I-S-E-R-I-C-O-R-D-I-A: 12 letters and 6 syllables (mi·se·ri·cor·di·a). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misericordia means “A misericord, a thin-bladed dagger, used in the Middle Ages to give the death wound or mercy stroke to a fallen adversary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misericordia is misericordias.
How many letters and syllables are in misericordia?
| Letters | 12: M-I-S-E-R-I-C-O-R-D-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: mi·se·ri·cor·di·a |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is misericordia?
Misericordia appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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).
How do you pronounce misericordia?
- UK /mɪˌzɛɹɪˈkɔːdi.ə/
- US /mɪˌzɛɹɪˈkɔɹdi.ə/
Misericordia has 6 syllables, split mi·se·ri·cor·di·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of misericordia
- misericordias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misericordia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteAn amercement.
- 2
A misericord, a thin-bladed dagger, used in the Middle Ages to give the death wound or mercy stroke to a fallen adversary.
- 3
An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.
- 4
A charitable institution, established by royal foundation and managed by a religious order for providing care to the poor, the sick, prisoners, orphans, etc.
- 5
One or all of the members of the religious order that operates a misericordia.
- 6
A song that is sung as part of a service asking for God's mercy.
- 7
Compassionate mercy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misericordia come from?
Borrowed from Latin misericordia. Doublet of misericord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).