# Merino vs merito

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Merino
*name · IPA [meˈɾino] · frequency rank #18,023*
Apellido

### merito
*verb · IPA [meˈɾit̪o] · frequency rank #31,884*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de meritar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/merino-vs-merito