mercar
[meɾˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“mercar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adquirir algo, especialmente un artículo, a cambio de dinero.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mercar · mercar · Spanish
mercar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mercar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [meɾˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mercar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mercar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [meɾˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adquirir algo, especialmente un artículo, a cambio de dinero.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mercar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 mercar, spelled M-E-R-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Adquirir algo, especialmente un artículo, a cambio de dinero.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mercar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
un día, no se por cuál dicha o ventura, en el pobre poder de mi amo entro un artículo, con el cual el vino a casa tan ufano como si tuviera el tesoro de Venecia; y con gesto muy alegre y risueño me lo dio, diciendo: “Toma, Lázaro, que Dios ya va abriendo su mano. Ve a la plaza y merca pan y vino y carne: ¡Quebremos el ojo al diablo!
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.