merecer
[meɾeˈseɾ]
The verdict
“merecer” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,485 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #17,485
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ser digno de aprecio, valor, reconocimiento o atención. Tener mérito (para algo).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | merecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [meɾeˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “merecer” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for merecer is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meɾeˈseɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,485 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 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 merecer, with forms such as "emrecer", "meercer", and "merceer". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "mereces", "merecía", "mereció", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 merecer, spelled M-E-R-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ser digno de aprecio, valor, reconocimiento o atención. Tener mérito (para algo).
- 2Valer, tener cierto grado o estimación una cosa.
- 3Lograr. Alcanzar, obtener o conseguir algo por lo que se ha trabajado o hecho esfuerzo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emrecer,meercer,merceer,mereccer,merecerr,merecre,mereecr,mereser,merrecer,mmerecer,mreecer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of merecer - 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.
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 “merecer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-R-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [meɾeˈseɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mereces” - see the side-by-side comparison. merecer vs mereces
- 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.