merluza

[meɾˈlusa]

/[meɾˈlusa]/ noun

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The verdict

“merluza” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,812
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de los peces marinos del orden de los gadiformes, que a su vez consta de las familias Merlucciidae, Nototheniidae y Gadidae. Son de aguas superficiales y de tamaño mediano a grande.

Corpus desk

Index ES-merluza · merluza · Spanish

merluza · rank #38,812 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,812
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mejorarse

Nearest frequency peer: mejorarse (-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 “merluza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “merluza” 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).

merluza vs melaza
71% similar

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

Key facts for merluza
PropertyValue
Headwordmerluza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meɾˈlusa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,812
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “merluza”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).merluzacae 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 “mejorarse” (#38,811), “mezcle” (#38,813), “mejoradas” (#38,810). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “merluza” va en #38,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around merluza (IPA [meɾˈlusa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,812 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Cualquiera de los peces marinos del orden de los gadiformes, que a su vez consta de las familias Merlucciidae, Nototheniidae y Gadidae. Son de aguas superficiales y de tamaño mediano a grande.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for merluza, with forms such as "emrluza", "melruza", and "merlluza". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "melaza", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is merluza, spelled M-E-R-L-U-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de los peces marinos del orden de los gadiformes, que a su vez consta de las familias Merlucciidae, Nototheniidae y Gadidae. Son de aguas superficiales y de tamaño mediano a grande.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrluza
  • melruza
  • merlluza
  • merluaz
  • merluzza
  • merlzua
  • merrluza
  • merulza
  • mmerluza
  • mreluza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of merluza - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emrluza2melruza2merlluza1merluaz2merluzza1merlzua2merrluza1merulza2
Edit distance from "merluza"

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 "merluza"?
"merluza" is spelled M-E-R-L-U-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meɾˈlusa].
What does "merluza" mean?
As a noun, "merluza" means: Cualquiera de los peces marinos del orden de los gadiformes, que a su vez consta de las familias Merlucciidae, Nototheniidae y Gadidae. Son de aguas superficiales y de tamaño mediano a grande.
What words are commonly confused with "merluza"?
"merluza" is commonly confused with "melaza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "merluza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merluza" is [meɾˈlusa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merluza" come from?
"merluza" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mientan#38,815milanés#38,816milonga#38,817Montejo#38,825

Similar misspelling depth

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

mantilla10 variantslooking10 variantsliteras10 variantslinajes10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list