merecieron

[meɾeˈsjeɾõn]

/[meɾeˈsjeɾõn]/ verb

The verdict

“merecieron” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,452 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,452
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-merecieron · merecieron · Spanish

merecieron · rank #70,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,452
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mentadas

Nearest frequency peer: mentadas (-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 “merecieron”

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 “merecieron” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for merecieron
PropertyValue
Headwordmerecieron
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[meɾeˈsjeɾõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “merecieron” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.merecieroncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mentadas” (#70,451), “metiche” (#70,453), “mezcles” (#70,454). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “merecieron” va en #70,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

merecieron is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,452 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [meɾeˈsjeɾõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for merecieron, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 merecieron, spelled M-E-R-E-C-I-E-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 "merecieron"?
"merecieron" is spelled M-E-R-E-C-I-E-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [meɾeˈsjeɾõn].
What does "merecieron" mean?
As a verb, "merecieron" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.
How do you pronounce "merecieron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merecieron" is [meɾeˈsjeɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "merecieron", 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