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“merezca” and “merezcan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,208
- “merezca” frequency rank
- #38,239
- “merezcan” frequency rank
- 55447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | merezca | merezcan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo 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 merezca and merezcan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: merezca vs merezcan
A purely visual mix-up. merezca ([meˈɾeska]) 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 extra letter(s) - “merezca” sits inside “merezcan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
merezca is recorded at frequency rank #17,208, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈɾeska]. 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 55447, this pair ranks #78,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of merezca vs merezcan
Shared letters: acemrz. Private to "merezca": -. Private to "merezcan": n.
"merezca" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "merezcan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "merezca" vs "merezcan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "merezca" and "merezcan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "merezca" 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 #78,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "merezca" 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 #78,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.