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“merece” and “merezco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,865
- “merece” frequency rank
- #11,811
- “merezco” frequency rank
- 13676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | merece | merezco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse. |
Where the eye mixes merece and merezco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: merece vs merezco
A purely visual mix-up. merece ([meˈɾese]) and merezco ([meˈɾesko]) 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 13676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
merece is recorded at frequency rank #1,865, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈɾese]. merezco is at rank #11,811, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈɾesko].
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 13676, this pair ranks #286,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of merece vs merezco
Shared letters: cemr. Private to "merece": -. Private to "merezco": oz.
"merece" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "merezco" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "merece" for "merezco" ever safe?
Frequency check: "merece" vs "merezco" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "merece" and "merezco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "merece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "merezco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "merece" and "merezco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merezcan vs merezco". 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 #286,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.