mercê

noun

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The verdict

“mercê” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,186. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,186
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - paga, soldada, preço ou recompensa por algum trabalho ou serviço

Corpus desk

Index PT-merce · mercê · Portuguese

mercê · rank #14,186 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,186
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mendigo

Nearest frequency peer: mendigo (-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 “mercê”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mercê” 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).

mercê vs mero
60% similar
mercê vs morte
40% similar
mercê vs merda
60% similar

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

Key facts for mercê
PropertyValue
Headwordmercê
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,186
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mercê”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mendigo” (#14,185), “mine” (#14,187), “Marion” (#14,183). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mercê” fica em #14,186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mercê, anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,186 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mercê, with forms such as "emrcê", "mecrê", and "merccê". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "mero", "morte", "merda", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 mercê, spelled M-E-R-C-Ê.

Definition

  1. 1
    paga, soldada, preço ou recompensa por algum trabalho ou serviço
  2. 2
    favor, gosto, graça, benefício que alguém faz ou concede a outro
  3. 3
    remissão de culpa, de pena, concedida por indulgência; graça, favor
  4. 4
    disposição favorável para com alguém; benignidade, indulgência
  5. 5
    nomeação para emprego; provimento em algum cargo
  6. 6
    concessão de título honorífico, de condecoração
  7. 7
    determinação arbitrária; capricho

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Com pródigas mercês, agradeceu-lhe os bons ofícios.
  2. Deus fez-me a mercê de viver alguns anos mais.

Synonyms

favortalante

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrcê
  • mecrê
  • merccê
  • merrcê
  • merêc
  • mmercê
  • mrecê

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mercê - 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.

emrcê2mecrê2merccê1merrcê1merêc2mmercê1mrecê2
Edit distance from "mercê"

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 "mercê"?
"mercê" is spelled M-E-R-C-Ê.
What does "mercê" mean?
As a noun, "mercê" means: paga, soldada, preço ou recompensa por algum trabalho ou serviço
What words are commonly confused with "mercê"?
"mercê" is commonly confused with "mero", "morte", "merda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mercê" come from?
"mercê" 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 "mercê", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

litro#14,180quilo#14,216fuzil#14,148fight#14,141

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

míssil7 variantsLeiria7 variantsshare7 variantscourt7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list