merecida

/me.ɾe.ˈsi.dɐ/

//me.ɾe.ˈsi.dɐ// adj

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The verdict

“merecida” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,283
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma feminina de merecido

Corpus desk

Index PT-merecida · merecida · Portuguese

merecida · rank #28,283 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,283
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mensalidade

Nearest frequency peer: mensalidade (-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 “merecida”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “merecida” 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).

merecida vs merenda
75% similar
merecida vs merecido
88% similar

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

Key facts for merecida
PropertyValue
Headwordmerecida
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/me.ɾe.ˈsi.dɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,283
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “merecida”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).merecidacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mensalidade” (#28,282), “might” (#28,286), “matricular” (#28,279). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “merecida” fica em #28,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around merecida (IPA /me.ɾe.ˈsi.dɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,283 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "forma feminina de merecido".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for merecida, with forms such as "emrecida", "meercida", and "merceida". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "merenda", "merecido", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is merecida, spelled M-E-R-E-C-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma feminina de merecido

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrecida
  • meercida
  • merceida
  • mereccida
  • merecdia
  • mereciad
  • merecidda
  • mereicda
  • merrecida
  • mmerecida
  • mreecida

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emrecida2meercida2merceida2mereccida1merecdia2mereciad2merecidda1mereicda2
Edit distance from "merecida"

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 "merecida"?
"merecida" is spelled M-E-R-E-C-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /me.ɾe.ˈsi.dɐ/.
What does "merecida" mean?
As an adjective, "merecida" means: forma feminina de merecido
What words are commonly confused with "merecida"?
"merecida" is commonly confused with "merenda", "merecido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "merecida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merecida" is /me.ɾe.ˈsi.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merecida" come from?
"merecida" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "merecida", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

londrino#28,263orifício#28,305inegável#28,239habituar#28,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

paparazzi11 variantsevidence11 variantsvigoroso11 variantscidadela11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list