mearse

[meˈaɾse]

/[meˈaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“mearse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,518 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,518
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mear (uso pronominal de ...)

Corpus desk

Index ES-mearse · mearse · Spanish

mearse · rank #96,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,518
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 36,142
  • PHOTO-FINISH meados

Nearest frequency peer: meados (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “mearse”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “mearse” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for mearse
PropertyValue
Headwordmearse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[meˈaɾse]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mearse” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mearse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mearse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,518 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [meˈaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mear (uso pronominal de ...)".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mearse, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mearse, spelled M-E-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mear (uso pronominal de ...)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mearse"?
"mearse" is spelled M-E-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈaɾse].
What does "mearse" mean?
As a verb, "mearse" means: Mear (uso pronominal de ...)
How do you pronounce "mearse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mearse" is [meˈaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mearse" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mearse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list