vuestra merced
[ˈbwest̪ɾa meɾˈseð̞]
The verdict
“vuestra merced” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Úsase para designar a la persona destinataria de la comunicación, como tratamiento de cortesía.
Corpus desk
Index ES-vuestra-merced · vuestra merced · Spanish
vuestra merced · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vuestra merced |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | [ˈbwest̪ɾa meɾˈseð̞] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “vuestra merced” en español
Rare enough to double-check
vuestra merced is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈbwest̪ɾa meɾˈseð̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Úsase para designar a la persona destinataria de la comunicación, como tratamiento de cortesía.".
vuestra merced doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is vuestra merced, spelled V-U-E-S-T-R-A- -M-E-R-C-E-D.
Definition
- 1Úsase para designar a la persona destinataria de la comunicación, como tratamiento de cortesía.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vuestra merced appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Señor, vuestra merced non recele cosa que avenir pueda, que mi fazienda e persona está muy aparejada para vos ayudar e a los otros cavalleros buenos; e si todos fuesen tales como vos, poco nos durarían qualesquier que viniesen.
Nuestro Señor guarde a vuestra merced muy largos años como deseo.
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.