# mercury vs mercy

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### mercury
*noun · IPA \ˈməː.kjʊ.ɹi\ · frequency rank #27,877*
(nomenclature UICPA) Mercure (l’élément chimique Hg).

### mercy
*noun · IPA \ˈmɝ.si\ · frequency rank #24,673*
Miséricorde.

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