misericordia

[miseɾiˈkoɾð̞ja]

/[miseɾiˈkoɾð̞ja]/ noun

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The verdict

“misericordia” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,884. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,884
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inclinación a perdonar o a sentir compasión por quienes sufren, especialmente por aquellos que son más desfavorecidos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-misericordia · misericordia · Spanish

misericordia · rank #7,884 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,884
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mirá

Nearest frequency peer: mirá (-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 “misericordia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “misericordia” 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
Key facts for misericordia
PropertyValue
Headwordmisericordia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miseɾiˈkoɾð̞ja]
Letters12
Frequency rank#7,884
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “misericordia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).misericordiacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mirá” (#7,883), “moción” (#7,885), “militante” (#7,882). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “misericordia” va en #7,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around misericordia (IPA [miseɾiˈkoɾð̞ja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,884 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for misericordia, with forms such as "imsericordia", "micericordia", and "miesricordia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is misericordia, spelled M-I-S-E-R-I-C-O-R-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inclinación a perdonar o a sentir compasión por quienes sufren, especialmente por aquellos que son más desfavorecidos.
  2. 2
    Cualidad moral o virtud que nos hace apiadarnos de la desgracia ajena y proceder en consecuencia.
  3. 3
    Cualidad de Dios de perdonar los pecados y debilidades humanas.
  4. 4
    Atributo divino de perdonar a los pecadores.
  5. 5
    Pieza pequeña adosada en el revés del asiento del coro que se deja ver cuando éste está levantado, sobre la que se apoyan ligeramente los canónigos cuando tienen que estar mucho tiempo de pie; aparentemente están erguidos pero realmente están ligeramente sentados.
  6. 6
    Puñal del caballero para rematar a los heridos.
  7. 7
    Pequeña cantidad de algo que se da como limosna o caridad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how misericordia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El sultán no tuvo misericordia con los vencidos y ordenó arrancarle los ojos, menos a uno de cada cien.

Synonyms

piedadmiseraciónconmiseraciónlástimacaridadcompasión

Antonyms

crueldadimpiedad

This word in other languages

mercy(English)miséricorde(Français)Barmherzigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imsericordia
  • micericordia
  • miesricordia
  • miseircordia
  • miserciordia
  • misericcordia
  • misericodria
  • misericordai
  • misericorddia
  • misericorida
  • misericorrdia
  • misericrodia
  • miseriocrdia
  • miserricordia
  • misreicordia
  • missericordia
  • mmisericordia
  • msiericordia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of misericordia - 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.

imsericordia2micericordia1miesricordia2miseircordia2miserciordia2misericcordia1misericodria2misericordai2
Edit distance from "misericordia"

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 "misericordia"?
"misericordia" is spelled M-I-S-E-R-I-C-O-R-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [miseɾiˈkoɾð̞ja].
What does "misericordia" mean?
As a noun, "misericordia" means: Inclinación a perdonar o a sentir compasión por quienes sufren, especialmente por aquellos que son más desfavorecidos.
What are common misspellings of "misericordia"?
Common misspellings include "imsericordia", "micericordia", "miesricordia", "miseircordia", "miserciordia". The correct spelling is "misericordia".
How do you pronounce "misericordia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misericordia" is [miseɾiˈkoɾð̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "misericordia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

notificación#7,890producciones#7,906experimentos#7,857espectáculos#7,853

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

tratamientos18 variantsdocumentales18 variantshonestamente18 variantspresentamos18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list