mercato
/merˈkato/
The verdict
“mercato” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,771 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,771
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mercado
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mercato |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /merˈkato/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,771 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mercato” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mercato is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,771 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /merˈkato/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mercado".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mercato, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is mercato, spelled M-E-R-C-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1mercado
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.
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Using “mercato”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-R-C-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /merˈkato/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.