merde
[mɛʁd]
The verdict
“merde” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,123 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,123
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mierda, desecho maloliente de la comida ingerida, que se expulsa por vía anal.
Corpus desk
Index ES-merde · merde · Spanish
merde · rank #84,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,123
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH menudencias
Nearest frequency peer: menudencias (-2 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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “merde”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- mazamorra
mazamorra
15,885 corpus weight
- menguando
menguando
15,882 corpus weight
- menguar
menguar
15,881 corpus weight
- menudencias
menudencias
15,880 corpus weight
- merde
merde
15,878 corpus weight
- millions
millions
15,872 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “merde” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | merde |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɛʁd] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #84,123 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “merde” en español
Rare enough to double-check
merde is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,123 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɛʁd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
merde has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is merde, spelled M-E-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1Mierda, desecho maloliente de la comida ingerida, que se expulsa por vía anal.
- 2Mierda (cosa sin valor).
- 3Cabrón, hez o pendejo.
- 4Condiciones desagradables.
- 5Hecho desagradable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how merde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mets ta main dans mon cul et branle-moi la merde !
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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