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
36,142
“M” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inclinación a perdonar o a sentir compasión por quienes sufren, especialmente por aquellos que son más desfavorecidos.

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

Where “misericordia” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). misericordia lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 36,142 “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.

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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Using “misericordia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-S-E-R-I-C-O-R-D-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [miseɾiˈkoɾð̞ja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list