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“merezca” and “merezco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,208
- “merezca” frequency rank
- #11,811
- “merezco” frequency rank
- 29019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | merezca | merezco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de merecer o de merecerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de merecer o de merecerse. |
Where the eye mixes merezca and merezco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. merezca and merezco follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: merezca vs merezco
A purely visual mix-up. merezca ([meˈɾeska]) 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 a single letter - a in “merezca” becomes o in “merezco”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29019, 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]. 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 29019, this pair ranks #219,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of merezca vs merezco
Shared letters: cemrz. Private to "merezca": a. Private to "merezco": o.
"merezca" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "merezco" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "merezca" and "merezco" 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 "merezco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "merezca" and "merezco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merezca 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 #219,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.