Which to use
“merecida” and “merecido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,283
- “merecida” frequency rank
- #16,115
- “merecido” frequency rank
- 44398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | merecida | merecido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina de merecido | que se mereceu |
Where the eye mixes merecida and merecido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses merecida with merecido
A purely visual mix-up. merecida (/me.ɾe.ˈsi.dɐ/) and merecido (/mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈsi.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “merecida” becomes o in “merecido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
merecida is recorded at frequency rank #28,283, classified as anadj, pronounced /me.ɾe.ˈsi.dɐ/. merecido is at rank #16,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mɨ.ɾɨ.ˈsi.du/.
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 44398, this pair ranks #21,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of merecida vs merecido
Shared letters: cdeimr. Private to "merecida": a. Private to "merecido": o.
"merecida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "merecido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "merecida" and "merecido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "merecida" vs "merecido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "merecida" and "merecido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "merecida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "merecido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "merecida" and "merecido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merecida vs merenda". 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 #21,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.