meritocracia

/me.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/

//me.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“meritocracia” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,367. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,367
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de ideias, adotado sobretudo pelo liberalismo econômico, segundo o qual o governo e cargos de comando devem ser exercidos por pessoas que obtiveram melhor educação, melhores resultados em ...

Corpus desk

Index PT-meritocracia · meritocracia · Portuguese

meritocracia · rank #34,367 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,367
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH matutino

Nearest frequency peer: matutino (-3 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 “meritocracia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “meritocracia” 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
Key facts for meritocracia
PropertyValue
Headwordmeritocracia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/me.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#34,367
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “meritocracia”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).meritocraciacai 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 “matutino” (#34,364), “modal” (#34,373), “marisco” (#34,360). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “meritocracia” fica em #34,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around meritocracia (IPA /me.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,367 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for meritocracia, with forms such as "emritocracia", "meirtocracia", and "meriotcracia". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is meritocracia, spelled M-E-R-I-T-O-C-R-A-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto de ideias, adotado sobretudo pelo liberalismo econômico, segundo o qual o governo e cargos de comando devem ser exercidos por pessoas que obtiveram melhor educação, melhores resultados em avaliações e, assim, demonstrarem ser mais capacitadas que as demais; governo por mérito, em oposição à democracia e outras formas de acesso ao poder
  2. 2
    sistema de contratação ou de promoção de empregados que tem por base o mérito e competência
  3. 3
    sistema de sociedade onde a mobilidade social é determinada pela capacidade de cada indivíduo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how meritocracia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Na ideologia da meritocracia, o sucesso depende da igualdade de oportunidades, mas o acesso em nossa sociedade não é igual

This word in other languages

meritocracy(English)meritocracia(Español)méritocratie(Français)Meritokratie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emritocracia
  • meirtocracia
  • meriotcracia
  • meritcoracia
  • meritocarcia
  • meritoccracia
  • meritocracai
  • meritocraccia
  • meritocraica
  • meritocrcaia
  • meritocrracia
  • meritorcacia
  • merittocracia
  • merritocracia
  • mertiocracia
  • mmeritocracia
  • mreitocracia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emritocracia2meirtocracia2meriotcracia2meritcoracia2meritocarcia2meritoccracia1meritocracai2meritocraccia1
Edit distance from "meritocracia"

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 "meritocracia"?
"meritocracia" is spelled M-E-R-I-T-O-C-R-A-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /me.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/.
What does "meritocracia" mean?
As a noun, "meritocracia" means: conjunto de ideias, adotado sobretudo pelo liberalismo econômico, segundo o qual o governo e cargos de comando devem ser exercidos por pessoas que obtiveram melhor educação, melhores resultados em ...
What are common misspellings of "meritocracia"?
Common misspellings include "emritocracia", "meirtocracia", "meriotcracia", "meritcoracia", "meritocarcia". The correct spelling is "meritocracia".
How do you pronounce "meritocracia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meritocracia" is /me.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meritocracia" come from?
"meritocracia" 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 "meritocracia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

convocatória17 variantssincretismo17 variantsmenosprezar17 variantsreincidência17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list