merecer

//mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,398

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

merecer is aPortugueseverb. It means: ser digno de Pronounced /mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/. Often confused with mercê.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of merecer in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for merecer is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,398 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for merecer, with forms such as "emrecer", "meercer", and "merceer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mercê", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is merecer, spelled M-E-R-E-C-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emrecer,meercer,merceer,mereccer,merecerr,merecre,mereecr,merrecer,mmerecer,mreecer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for merecer

Misspelling Variants of "merecer"

emrecer7meercer7merceer7mereccer8merecerr8merecre7mereecr7merrecer8
Misspelling Variants of "merecer"

Frequency rank: #10,398 in Portuguese

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.