merezca

/[meˈɾeska]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,208

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

merezca is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de merecer o de merecerse. Pronounced [meˈɾeska]. Often confused with merezco and merezcan.

Key facts for merezca
PropertyValue
Headwordmerezca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[meˈɾeska]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,208
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of merezca in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for merezca is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈɾeska]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,208 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for merezca, with forms such as "emrezca", "meerzca", and "merecza". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "merezco", "merezcan", "merca", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is merezca, spelled M-E-R-E-Z-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de merecer o de merecerse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de merecer o de merecerse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de merecer o del imperativo negativo de merecerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emrezca,meerzca,merecza,merezac,merezcca,merezzca,merrezca,merzeca,mmerezca,mreezca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for merezca

Misspelling Variants of "merezca"

emrezca7meerzca7merecza7merezac7merezcca8merezzca8merrezca8merzeca7
Misspelling Variants of "merezca"

Frequency rank: #17,208 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "merezca"?
"merezca" is spelled M-E-R-E-Z-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈɾeska].
What does "merezca" mean?
As a verb, "merezca" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de merecer o de merecerse.
What words are commonly confused with "merezca"?
"merezca" is commonly confused with "merezco", "merezcan", "merca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "merezca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merezca" is [meˈɾeska]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merezca" come from?
"merezca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.