Which to use
“merecen” and “merezcan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,940
- “merecen” frequency rank
- #38,239
- “merezcan” frequency rank
- 42179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | merecen | merezcan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de merecer o de merecerse. |
Where the eye mixes merecen and merezcan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. merecen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against merezcan's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between merecen and merezcan
A purely visual mix-up. merecen ([meˈɾesẽn]) and merezcan ([meˈɾeskãn]) 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 42179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
merecen is recorded at frequency rank #3,940, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈɾesẽn]. merezcan is at rank #38,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈɾeskãn].
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 42179, this pair ranks #149,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of merecen vs merezcan
Shared letters: cemnr. Private to "merecen": -. Private to "merezcan": az.
"merecen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "merezcan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "merecen" for "merezcan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "merecen" or "merezcan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "merecen" and "merezcan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "merecen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "merezcan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "merecen" and "merezcan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merecían vs merezcan". 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 #149,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.