meretriz

[meɾeˈt̪ɾis]

/[meɾeˈt̪ɾis]/ noun

The verdict

“meretriz” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,178 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,178
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mujer que ofrece servicios o favores sexuales a cambio de dinero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-meretriz · meretriz · Spanish

meretriz · rank #92,178 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,178
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH merecerían

Nearest frequency peer: merecerían (-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 “meretriz”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for meretriz
PropertyValue
Headwordmeretriz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meɾeˈt̪ɾis]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “meretriz” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “merecerían” (#92,177), “Messer” (#92,179), “mercal” (#92,176). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “meretriz” va en #92,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meretriz is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,178 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [meɾeˈt̪ɾis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

meretriz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is meretriz, spelled M-E-R-E-T-R-I-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mujer que ofrece servicios o favores sexuales a cambio de dinero.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, mujer promiscua.

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 "meretriz"?
"meretriz" is spelled M-E-R-E-T-R-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [meɾeˈt̪ɾis].
What does "meretriz" mean?
As a noun, "meretriz" means: Mujer que ofrece servicios o favores sexuales a cambio de dinero.
How do you pronounce "meretriz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meretriz" is [meɾeˈt̪ɾis]. 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 "meretriz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list