Which to use
“mer” is a noun and “mexer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,090
- “mer” frequency rank
- #3,498
- “mexer” frequency rank
- 25588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mer | mexer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mar | misturar, agitar, revolver |
Letter map: mer vs mexer
Shared letters muted; letters that set mer and mexer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mer runs 3 letters (CVC) against mexer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for mer / mexer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mer is anoun and mexeraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mer is recorded at frequency rank #22,090, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɛʁ/. mexer is at rank #3,498, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25588, this pair ranks #43,713 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mer vs mexer
Shared letters: emr. Private to "mer": -. Private to "mexer": x.
"mer" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mexer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mexer ← emxer · meexr · mexerr · mexre · mexxer · mmexer · mxeer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mer" for "mexer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mer" vs "mexer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "mer" vs "mexer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mexer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,713 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mer" and "mexer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #43,713 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.