merlán
[meɾˈlãn]
The verdict
“merlán” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merlangius merlangus Especie de Gadidae
Corpus desk
Index ES-merlan · merlán · Spanish
merlán · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | merlán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meɾˈlãn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “merlán” en español
Rare enough to double-check
merlán is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [meɾˈlãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
merlán doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is merlán, spelled M-E-R-L-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Merlangius merlangus Especie de Gadidae
- 2Plegonero
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.