# mec vs Mecca

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mec
*noun · frequency rank #42,770*
Clipping of meconium.

### Mecca
*name · IPA /ˈmɛkə/ · frequency rank #17,672*
A province of Saudi Arabia.

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