Mercurio
[meɾˈkuɾjo]
The verdict
“Mercurio” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,838 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #8,838
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Planeta del sistema solar, es el primer planeta a partir del Sol.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mercurio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [meɾˈkuɾjo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,838 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mercurio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Mercurio is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meɾˈkuɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,838 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mercurio, with forms such as "emrcurio", "mecrurio", and "merccurio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Mercurio, spelled M-E-R-C-U-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Planeta del sistema solar, es el primer planeta a partir del Sol.
- 2Dios romano del comercio, y mensajero de los dioses; dios de los pastores; dios de las artes liberales y las bellas letras; dios de los atletas; conducía al Hades las almas de los muertos, y asistía al juicio llevado a cabo por Minos.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emrcurio,mecrurio,merccurio,mercruio,mercuiro,mercuroi,mercurrio,merrcurio,merucrio,mmercurio,mrecurio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mercurio - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Mercurio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-R-C-U-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [meɾˈkuɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.