merced

Name: merced, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[meɾˈseð̞]

/[meɾˈseð̞]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“merced” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,152
frequency rank, Spanish: 3,868
“M” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Premio o galardón que se da por el trabajo, especialmente al jornalero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-merced · merced · Spanish

merced · rank #9,152 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,152
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 3,868
PHOTO-FINISH matrimonios

Nearest frequency peer: matrimonios (-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.

mango

90,852
marítimo

90,851
matrimonios

90,850
merced

90,849
Milán

90,848
moderado

90,847

What this shows “merced” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

merced vs mercy

67% similar

merced vs merece

67% similar

merced vs Merkel

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for merced
Property	Value
Headword	merced
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[meɾˈseð̞]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#9,152
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “merced”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mercedcae aquí:

#9,152

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “matrimonios” (#9,151), “Milán” (#9,153), “marítimo” (#9,150). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “merced” va en #9,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around merced (IPA [meɾˈseð̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,152 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for merced, with forms such as "emrced", "mecred", and "mercced". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "mercy", "merece", "Merkel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is merced, spelled M-E-R-C-E-D.

Definition

1
Premio o galardón que se da por el trabajo, especialmente al jornalero.
2
Dádiva o gracia que los reyes o señores hacen a sus vasallos, de empleos o dignidades, rentas, etcétera.
3
Cualquier beneficio gracioso que se hace a uno, aunque sea de igual a igual.
4
Voluntad o arbitrio de uno.
5
Tratamiento o título de cortesía que se usa con aquellos que no tienen título o grado por donde les toquen otros tratamientos superiores.
6
Misericordia, perdón.

Synonyms

vuestra merced

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

emrced
mecred
mercced
mercde
mercedd
merecd
merrced
mersed
mmerced
mreced

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of merced - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "merced"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "merced"?

"merced" is spelled M-E-R-C-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [meɾˈseð̞].

What does "merced" mean?

As a noun, "merced" means: Premio o galardón que se da por el trabajo, especialmente al jornalero.

What words are commonly confused with "merced"?

"merced" is commonly confused with "mercy", "merece", "Merkel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "merced"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merced" is [meɾˈseð̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "merced" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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