Which to use
“mec” and “mecha” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,770
- “mec” frequency rank
- #33,326
- “mecha” frequency rank
- 76096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mec | mecha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of meconium. | A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside. |
Letter map: mec vs mecha
Shared letters muted; letters that set mec and mecha apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mec runs 3 letters (CVC) against mecha's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: mec and mecha
mec and mecha are indexed as a confusable English 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 2 extra letter(s) - “mec” sits inside “mecha”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mec is recorded at frequency rank #42,770, classified as anoun. mecha is at rank #33,326, tagged as anoun.
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 76096, this pair ranks #31,077 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mec vs mecha
Shared letters: cem. Private to "mec": -. Private to "mecha": ah.
"mec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mecha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mecha ← emcha · mceha · mecah · meccha · mechha · mehca · mmecha
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mec" for "mecha" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mec" vs "mecha" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mec" and "mecha".
- Full dictionary entry for "mec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mecha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,077 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mec" and "mecha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mec vs MMP". 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 #31,077 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.