# mercante vs mercantes

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mercante
*adjective · IPA [meɾˈkãn̪t̪e] · frequency rank #23,863*
Que merca.

### mercantes
*adjective · IPA [meɾˈkãn̪t̪es] · frequency rank #36,679*
Forma del plural de mercante.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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