Which to use
“mercê” and “muerte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,186
- “mercê” frequency rank
- #31,882
- “muerte” frequency rank
- 46068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mercê | muerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | paga, soldada, preço ou recompensa por algum trabalho ou serviço | morte |
Letter map: mercê vs muerte
Shared letters muted; letters that set mercê and muerte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mercê runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against muerte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - mercê / muerte
mercê and muerte are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mercê is recorded at frequency rank #14,186, classified as anoun. muerte is at rank #31,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mwer.te/.
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 46068, this pair ranks #19,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mercê vs muerte
Shared letters: emr. Private to "mercê": cê. Private to "muerte": tu.
"mercê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "muerte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- muerte ← meurte · mmuerte · mueret · muerrte · muertte · muetre · murete · umerte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mercê" and "muerte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mercê" vs "muerte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "mercê" and "muerte". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mercê" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mercê" and "muerte" 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 #19,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.