merecidamente

adv

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The verdict

“merecidamente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,999 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,999
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de modo merecido

Key facts for merecidamente
PropertyValue
Headwordmerecidamente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Frequency rank#62,999
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “merecidamente” 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). merecidamente lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

merecidamente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,999 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de modo merecido".

No misspelling variants are generated for merecidamente in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is merecidamente, spelled M-E-R-E-C-I-D-A-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    de modo merecido

This word in other languages

deservedly(English)merecidamente(Español)

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 "merecidamente"?
"merecidamente" is spelled M-E-R-E-C-I-D-A-M-E-N-T-E.
What does "merecidamente" mean?
As an adverb, "merecidamente" means: de modo merecido
What language does "merecidamente" come from?
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Using “merecidamente”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-R-E-C-I-D-A-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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