meritoriamente
Spanish, adverb/meɾiˌtoɾjaˈmente/
meritoriamente is spelled M-E-R-I-T-O-R-I-A-M-E-N-T-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written Spanish, the 257,601st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Meritoriamente is a Spanish adverb meaning “deservingly, meritoriously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De un modo meritorio o digno de reconocimiento; como resultado positivo de los propios méritos, cualidades o…”.
What does meritoriamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
deservingly, meritoriously
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. De un modo meritorio o digno de reconocimiento; como resultado positivo de los propios méritos, cualidades o acciones.
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.
How do you pronounce meritoriamente?
- /meɾiˌtoɾjaˈmente/
- [me.ɾiˌt̪o.ɾjaˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
- [meɾiˌt̪oɾjaˈmẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is meritoriamente in Spanish?
meritoriamente appears about once in every 54 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).