merecer

/mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/

//mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ// verb

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The verdict

“merecer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,398. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,398
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ser digno de

Corpus desk

Index PT-merecer · merecer · Portuguese

merecer · rank #10,398 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,398
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH modernidade

Nearest frequency peer: modernidade (+2 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 “merecer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “merecer” 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).

merecer vs mercê
57% similar

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

Key facts for merecer
PropertyValue
Headwordmerecer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,398
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “merecer”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “modernidade” (#10,400), “moinho” (#10,401), “mania” (#10,393). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “merecer” fica em #10,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around merecer (IPA /mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,398 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for merecer, with forms such as "emrecer", "meercer", and "merceer". 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, "mercê", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is merecer, spelled M-E-R-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ser digno de
  2. 2
    conseguir em virtude de seus méritos
  3. 3
    ter direito a
  4. 4
    estar em condições de obter
  5. 5
    estar no caso ou em condições de receber
  6. 6
    valer

Antonyms

desmerecer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrecer
  • meercer
  • merceer
  • mereccer
  • merecerr
  • merecre
  • mereecr
  • merrecer
  • mmerecer
  • mreecer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emrecer2meercer2merceer2mereccer1merecerr1merecre2mereecr2merrecer1
Edit distance from "merecer"

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 "merecer"?
"merecer" is spelled M-E-R-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/.
What does "merecer" mean?
As a verb, "merecer" means: ser digno de
What words are commonly confused with "merecer"?
"merecer" is commonly confused with "mercê". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "merecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merecer" is /mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merecer" come from?
"merecer" 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 "merecer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maldito#10,392petista#10,414jurista#10,380precoce#10,422

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

preguiça10 variantspropina10 variantsengolir10 variantsaeronave10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list