misericórdia

/mi.zɨ.ɾi.ˈkɔɾ.djɐ/

//mi.zɨ.ɾi.ˈkɔɾ.djɐ// intj

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The verdict

“misericórdia” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,249. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,249
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expressa medo, espanto

Corpus desk

Index PT-misericordia · misericórdia · Portuguese

misericórdia · rank #4,249 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,249
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mito

Nearest frequency peer: mito (+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 “misericórdia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “misericórdia” 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 misericórdia
PropertyValue
Headwordmisericórdia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/mi.zɨ.ɾi.ˈkɔɾ.djɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#4,249
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “misericórdia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.misericórdiacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mito” (#4,250), “micro” (#4,247), “montagem” (#4,251). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “misericórdia” fica em #4,249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around misericórdia (IPA /mi.zɨ.ɾi.ˈkɔɾ.djɐ/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #4,249 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for misericórdia, with forms such as "imsericórdia", "miesricórdia", and "miseircórdia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is misericórdia, spelled M-I-S-E-R-I-C-Ó-R-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    expressa medo, espanto
  2. 2
    expressa medo, espanto e compadecimento

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imsericórdia
  • miesricórdia
  • miseircórdia
  • miserciórdia
  • misericcórdia
  • misericródia
  • misericódria
  • misericórdai
  • misericórddia
  • misericórida
  • misericórrdia
  • miseriócrdia
  • miserricórdia
  • misreicórdia
  • missericórdia
  • mmisericórdia
  • msiericórdia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of misericórdia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imsericórdia2miesricórdia2miseircórdia2miserciórdia2misericcórdia1misericródia2misericódria2misericórdai2
Edit distance from "misericórdia"

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 "misericórdia"?
"misericórdia" is spelled M-I-S-E-R-I-C-Ó-R-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mi.zɨ.ɾi.ˈkɔɾ.djɐ/.
What does "misericórdia" mean?
As an interjection, "misericórdia" means: expressa medo, espanto
What are common misspellings of "misericórdia"?
Common misspellings include "imsericórdia", "miesricórdia", "miseircórdia", "miserciórdia", "misericcórdia". The correct spelling is "misericórdia".
How do you pronounce "misericórdia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misericórdia" is /mi.zɨ.ɾi.ˈkɔɾ.djɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "misericórdia" come from?
"misericórdia" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

procedimento#4,337consideração#3,969popularidade#4,579presidencial#4,582

Similar misspelling depth

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

confortável17 variantscomprimento17 variantstrabalhador17 variantssustentável17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list