Which to use
“mercê” is a noun and “merecer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,186
- “mercê” frequency rank
- #10,398
- “merecer” frequency rank
- 24584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mercê | merecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | paga, soldada, preço ou recompensa por algum trabalho ou serviço | ser digno de |
Letter map: mercê vs merecer
Shared letters muted; letters that set mercê and merecer apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - mercê and merecer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mercê is anoun and mereceraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mercê is recorded at frequency rank #14,186, classified as anoun. merecer is at rank #10,398, tagged as averb, pronounced /mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/.
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 24584, this pair ranks #44,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mercê vs merecer
Shared letters: cemr. Private to "mercê": ê. Private to "merecer": -.
"mercê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "merecer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- merecer ← emrecer · meercer · merceer · mereccer · merecerr · merecre · mereecr · merrecer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mercê" and "merecer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mercê" vs "merecer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "mercê" and "merecer". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mercê" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "merecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mercê" and "merecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mercê vs messe". 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 #44,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.