mercantilista

[meɾkãn̪t̪iˈlist̪a]

/[meɾkãn̪t̪iˈlist̪a]/ adj

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The verdict

“mercantilista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,189 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,189
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aquel que sigue la manera de pensar del mercantilismo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mercantilista · mercantilista · Spanish

mercantilista · rank #81,189 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,189
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH merecíamos

Nearest frequency peer: merecíamos (+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 “mercantilista”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “mercantilista” 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 September 3, 2026
Key facts for mercantilista
PropertyValue
Headwordmercantilista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[meɾkãn̪t̪iˈlist̪a]
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,189
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mercantilista” 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). mercantilista 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

mercantilista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,189 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [meɾkãn̪t̪iˈlist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aquel que sigue la manera de pensar del mercantilismo.".

mercantilista has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is mercantilista, spelled M-E-R-C-A-N-T-I-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aquel que sigue la manera de pensar del mercantilismo.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mercantilista"?
"mercantilista" is spelled M-E-R-C-A-N-T-I-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meɾkãn̪t̪iˈlist̪a].
What does "mercantilista" mean?
As an adjective, "mercantilista" means: Aquel que sigue la manera de pensar del mercantilismo.
How do you pronounce "mercantilista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mercantilista" is [meɾkãn̪t̪iˈlist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mercantilista" come from?
"mercantilista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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