# mercury vs mercy

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mercury
*noun · IPA /ˈmərkjəri/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #21,808*
mercúrio

### mercy
*noun · IPA /ˈmɜrsi/ · frequency rank #16,818*
misericórdia

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mercury-vs-mercy