Which to use
“mercaderes” and “mercaderías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,771
- “mercaderes” frequency rank
- #37,214
- “mercaderías” frequency rank
- 59985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mercaderes | mercaderías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mercader. | Forma del plural de mercadería. |
Where the eye mixes mercaderes and mercaderías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mercaderes runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against mercaderías's 11 (CVCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mercaderes vs mercaderías
A purely visual mix-up. mercaderes ([meɾkaˈð̞eɾes]) and mercaderías ([meɾkað̞eˈɾias]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mercaderes is recorded at frequency rank #22,771, classified as anoun, pronounced [meɾkaˈð̞eɾes]. mercaderías is at rank #37,214, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meɾkað̞eˈɾias].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59985, this pair ranks #60,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mercaderes vs mercaderías
Shared letters: acdemrs. Private to "mercaderes": -. Private to "mercaderías": í.
"mercaderes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "mercaderías" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mercaderes ← emrcaderes · mecraderes · meracderes · mercadderes · mercadeers · mercaderess · mercaderres · mercaderse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mercaderes" and "mercaderías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mercaderes" or "mercaderías"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mercaderes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mercaderías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mercaderes" and "mercaderías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mercader vs mercaderes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #60,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.