mercante

/mɨɾ.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

//mɨɾ.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“mercante” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #39,260. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,260
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - do comércio

Corpus desk

Index PT-mercante · mercante · Portuguese

mercante · rank #39,260 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,260
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH matilha

Nearest frequency peer: matilha (-3 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 “mercante”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mercante” 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).

mercante vs mirante
75% similar
mercante vs mercantil
78% similar
mercante vs maçante
63% similar

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

Key facts for mercante
PropertyValue
Headwordmercante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mɨɾ.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,260
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mercante”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mercantecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “matilha” (#39,257), “materialização” (#39,256), “moca” (#39,266). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mercante” fica em #39,260. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mercante (IPA /mɨɾ.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,260 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "do comércio".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mercante, with forms such as "emrcante", "mecrante", and "meracnte". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "mirante", "mercantil", "maçante", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is mercante, spelled M-E-R-C-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    do comércio

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrcante
  • mecrante
  • meracnte
  • mercanet
  • mercannte
  • mercantte
  • mercatne
  • merccante
  • mercnate
  • merrcante
  • mmercante
  • mrecante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mercante - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emrcante2mecrante2meracnte2mercanet2mercannte1mercantte1mercatne2merccante1
Edit distance from "mercante"

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 "mercante"?
"mercante" is spelled M-E-R-C-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨɾ.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "mercante" mean?
As an adjective, "mercante" means: do comércio
What words are commonly confused with "mercante"?
"mercante" is commonly confused with "mirante", "mercantil", "maçante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mercante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mercante" is /mɨɾ.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mercante" come from?
"mercante" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nouvelle#39,279levedura#39,236pirralho#39,319fornalha#39,163

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

portuário12 variantsfolhagem12 variantssemiótica12 variantscatholic12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list