mercado

/meɹ.ˈka.du/

//meɹ.ˈka.du// noun

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The verdict

“mercado” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#759
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - local ou evento público onde mercadorias são negociadas

Corpus desk

Index PT-mercado · mercado · Portuguese

mercado · rank #759 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #759
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH ministro

Nearest frequency peer: ministro (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “mercado”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “mercado” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mercado vs merecido
75% similar
mercado vs menção
43% similar
mercado vs melado
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mercado
PropertyValue
Headwordmercado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/meɹ.ˈka.du/
Letters7
Frequency rank#759
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mercado”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).mercadocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ministro” (#760), “entender” (#757), “mãos” (#761). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mercado” fica em #759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mercado (IPA /meɹ.ˈka.du/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #759 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mercado, with forms such as "emrcado", "mecrado", and "meracdo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "merecido", "menção", "melado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mercado, spelled M-E-R-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    local ou evento público onde mercadorias são negociadas
  2. 2
    demanda por certas mercadorias
  3. 3
    feira
  4. 4
    o comércio

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O revés do idílio da empresa de Eike com o mercado começou esta semana.
  2. Na semana passada, o senador americano Joe Lieberman propôs uma série de medidas para acabar com a especulação no mercado de petróleo.

This word in other languages

market(English)mercado(Español)marché(Français)Markt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrcado
  • mecrado
  • meracdo
  • mercaddo
  • mercaod
  • merccado
  • mercdao
  • merrcado
  • mmercado
  • mrecado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mercado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emrcado2mecrado2meracdo2mercaddo1mercaod2merccado1mercdao2merrcado1
Edit distance from "mercado"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mercado"?
"mercado" is spelled M-E-R-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /meɹ.ˈka.du/.
What does "mercado" mean?
As a noun, "mercado" means: local ou evento público onde mercadorias são negociadas
What words are commonly confused with "mercado"?
"mercado" is commonly confused with "merecido", "menção", "melado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mercado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mercado" is /meɹ.ˈka.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mercado" come from?
"mercado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

criação#770pequena#773chamada#782vitória#732

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

associação10 variantsdizendo10 variantssomente10 variantscolocar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list