mecca
/ˈmɛkə/noun
mecca is spelled M-E-C-C-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mecca means “Alternative form of Mecca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mecca is meccas.
How many letters and syllables are in mecca?
| Letters | 5: M-E-C-C-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mecca?
Mecca appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mecca?
- /ˈmɛkə/
Mecca has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Mecca.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with mecca
Sounds like: mecha (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of mecca
- meccas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mecca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Mecca.
- 2
offensive; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
But Seed to Table – which has sprawling spreads of produce, a food court with restaurants and kiosks, and a two-story wine market and tasting room – has become a MAGA mecca, many say, a shrine to former President Donald Trump and Trumpism.
noun
- 1
offensiveAny place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mecca in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense important place to visit by people with a particular interest:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mecca come from?
From Arabic مَكَّة (Makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).