# mercy vs merry

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mercy
*noun · IPA /ˈmɜːsi/ · frequency rank #28,072*
Misericordia, compasión.

### merry
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɛ.ɹi/ · frequency rank #36,156*
Alegre, feliz.

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