merecido
Spanish, noun/meɾeˈθido/
merecido is spelled M-E-R-E-C-I-D-O (8 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,927th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Merecido is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “comeuppance; just deserts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of merecer. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Castigo a que alguno se ha hecho acreedor”.
What does merecido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
deserved
noun
- 1
masculinecomeuppance; just deserts
Le di su merecido después de que me faltara al respeto.
verb
- 1
past participle of merecer
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Justo. Que ha sido ganado como consecuencia lógica de acciones, cualidades, actitudes o méritos propios.
noun: 1. Castigo a que alguno se ha hecho acreedor.
verb: 1. Participio de merecer.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of merecido
- merecida feminine
- merecidos masculine plural
- merecidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce merecido?
- /meɾeˈθido/
- [me.ɾeˈθi.ð̞o]
- /meɾeˈsido/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to merecido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is merecido in Spanish?
merecido appears 7.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).