merge

/mɜː(ɹ)dʒ/

//mɜː(ɹ)dʒ// verb

The verdict

“merge” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,087 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,087
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mesclar

Corpus desk

Index PT-merge · merge · Portuguese

merge · rank #83,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,087
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mescalina

Nearest frequency peer: mescalina (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “merge”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “merge” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for merge
PropertyValue
Headwordmerge
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mɜː(ɹ)dʒ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “merge” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mergecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “mescalina” (#83,089), “millennial” (#83,095), “monoteísta” (#83,102). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “merge” fica em #83,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

merge is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,087 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /mɜː(ɹ)dʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mesclar".

merge has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 merge, spelled M-E-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mesclar

Synonyms

combine

Antonyms

split

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 "merge"?
"merge" is spelled M-E-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mɜː(ɹ)dʒ/.
What does "merge" mean?
As a verb, "merge" means: mesclar
How do you pronounce "merge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merge" is /mɜː(ɹ)dʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merge" come from?
"merge" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list