mercurio

/meɾˈkuɾjo/

//meɾˈkuɾjo// noun

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The verdict

“mercurio” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #73,372 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#73,372
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mercúrio

Key facts for mercurio
PropertyValue
Headwordmercurio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/meɾˈkuɾjo/
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mercurio” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mercurio lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mercurio is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /meɾˈkuɾjo/. Corpus data places it at rank #73,372 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mercúrio".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mercurio, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is mercurio, spelled M-E-R-C-U-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mercúrio

Synonyms

argento vivoazoguehidrargirio

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 "mercurio"?
"mercurio" is spelled M-E-R-C-U-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /meɾˈkuɾjo/.
What does "mercurio" mean?
As a noun, "mercurio" means: mercúrio
How do you pronounce "mercurio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mercurio" is /meɾˈkuɾjo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mercurio" come from?
"mercurio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mercurio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-R-C-U-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /meɾˈkuɾjo/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list