mercantil

/mɨɾ.kɐ̃.ˈtiɫ/

//mɨɾ.kɐ̃.ˈtiɫ// adj

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The verdict

“mercantil” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,410. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,410
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao comércio, à mercadoria ou ao mercador

Corpus desk

Index PT-mercantil · mercantil · Portuguese

mercantil · rank #23,410 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,410
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH modéstia

Nearest frequency peer: modéstia (+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 “mercantil”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mercantil” 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).

mercantil vs mercante
78% similar

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

Key facts for mercantil
PropertyValue
Headwordmercantil
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mɨɾ.kɐ̃.ˈtiɫ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,410
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mercantil”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.mercantilcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “modéstia” (#23,413), “meeting” (#23,406), “mordido” (#23,414). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mercantil” fica em #23,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around mercantil (IPA /mɨɾ.kɐ̃.ˈtiɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,410 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativo ao comércio, à mercadoria ou ao mercador".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for mercantil, with forms such as "emrcantil", "mecrantil", and "meracntil". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mercante", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is mercantil, spelled M-E-R-C-A-N-T-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao comércio, à mercadoria ou ao mercador

Synonyms

mercatório

This word in other languages

mercantile(English)mercantil(Español)mercantile(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrcantil
  • mecrantil
  • meracntil
  • mercanitl
  • mercanntil
  • mercantill
  • mercantli
  • mercanttil
  • mercatnil
  • merccantil
  • mercnatil
  • merrcantil
  • mmercantil
  • mrecantil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mercantil - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emrcantil2mecrantil2meracntil2mercanitl2mercanntil1mercantill1mercantli2mercanttil1
Edit distance from "mercantil"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

padroeiro#23,430partícula#23,434pequenino#23,442georgiano#23,343

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

renascença14 variantsestimulação14 variantsapuramento14 variantsembriagado14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list