# Aztec

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæz.tɛk/ · frequency rank #25,287

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.
2. Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.
3. Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).

## Easily confused with
- **Aztecs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aztec-vs-aztecs)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ate-vs-aztec)
- **Alec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alec-vs-aztec)
- **ante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-aztec)
- **APEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-aztec)
- **after** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/after-vs-aztec)
- **acted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-aztec)
- **alter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alter-vs-aztec)
- **attic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attic-vs-aztec)
- **aster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-aztec)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atzec`, `azetc`, `aztce`, `aztecc`, `azttec`, `azztec`, `zatec`

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