Merco

\mɛʁ.ko\

/\mɛʁ.ko\/ noun

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The verdict

“Merco” is uncommon French (frequency #99,356 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,356
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Véhicule de la marque de voitures Mercedes-Benz.

Corpus desk

Index FR-merco · Merco · French

Merco · rank #99,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,356
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mercurio

Nearest frequency peer: mercurio (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Merco »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Merco » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Merco
PropertyValue
HeadwordMerco
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛʁ.ko\
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,356
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Merco » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Mercotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « mercurio » (#99,357), « menacez » (#99,354), « Meslay » (#99,358). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Merco » est au #99,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Merco is uncommon French at frequency #99,356 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁ.ko\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Véhicule de la marque de voitures Mercedes-Benz.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Merco, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Merco, spelled M-E-R-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Véhicule de la marque de voitures Mercedes-Benz.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Merco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’ai enclenché la marche arrière et rentré la Merco dans la cour.
  2. N’est-il pas riche ! Qu’il leur achète à elles toutes des Mercos !

Synonyms

MercedesMercedes-BenzBenz

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Merco"?
"Merco" is spelled M-E-R-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛʁ.ko\.
What does "Merco" mean?
As a noun, "Merco" means: Véhicule de la marque de voitures Mercedes-Benz.
How do you pronounce "Merco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Merco" is \mɛʁ.ko\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Merco" come from?
"Merco" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Merco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mazan#99,346maule#99,343mores#99,378moure#99,384

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list