mereció

[meɾeˈsjo]

/[meɾeˈsjo]/ verb

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The verdict

“mereció” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,567. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,567
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-merecio · mereció · Spanish

mereció · rank #24,567 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,567
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Megan

Nearest frequency peer: Megan (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mereció”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mereció” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mereció vs merezco
57% similar
mereció vs merece
71% similar
mereció vs merecen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mereció
PropertyValue
Headwordmereció
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[meɾeˈsjo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,567
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mereció”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mereciócae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Megan” (#24,566), “Mikel” (#24,569), “medica” (#24,564). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mereció” va en #24,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mereció (IPA [meɾeˈsjo]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,567 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mereció, with forms such as "emreció", "meerció", and "merceió". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "merezco", "merece", "merecen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mereció, spelled M-E-R-E-C-I-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emreció
  • meerció
  • merceió
  • merecció
  • merecói
  • mereicó
  • meresió
  • merreció
  • mmereció
  • mreeció

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mereció - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emreció2meerció2merceió2merecció1merecói2mereicó2meresió1merreció1
Edit distance from "mereció"

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 "mereció"?
"mereció" is spelled M-E-R-E-C-I-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [meɾeˈsjo].
What does "mereció" mean?
As a verb, "mereció" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse.
What words are commonly confused with "mereció"?
"mereció" is commonly confused with "merezco", "merece", "merecen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mereció"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mereció" is [meɾeˈsjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mereció" come from?
"mereció" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neblina#24,575numeral#24,577pagarse#24,588pecador#24,593

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

llegadas10 variantspericia10 variantspuñetazo10 variantsfrench10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list