merecíamos

[meɾeˈsiamos]

/[meɾeˈsiamos]/ verb

The verdict

“merecíamos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,190 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,190
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mereciamos · merecíamos · Spanish

merecíamos · rank #81,190 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,190
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mercantilista

Nearest frequency peer: mercantilista (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “merecíamos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “merecíamos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for merecíamos
PropertyValue
Headwordmerecíamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[meɾeˈsiamos]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,190
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “merecíamos” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).merecíamoscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mercantilista” (#81,189), “mezquinas” (#81,192), “Menda” (#81,187). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “merecíamos” va en #81,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

merecíamos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,190 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [meɾeˈsiamos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.".

merecíamos has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is merecíamos, spelled M-E-R-E-C-Í-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.

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 "merecíamos"?
"merecíamos" is spelled M-E-R-E-C-Í-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [meɾeˈsiamos].
What does "merecíamos" mean?
As a verb, "merecíamos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.
How do you pronounce "merecíamos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merecíamos" is [meɾeˈsiamos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merecíamos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list