# Mecca

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɛkə/ · frequency rank #17,672

## Definitions
1. A province of Saudi Arabia.
2. A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A surname.
8. A unisex given name, mostly borne by women.

## Etymology
From Arabic مَكَّة (Makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.

## Easily confused with
- **mega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mega)
- **mesa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mesa)
- **mech** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mech)
- **mica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mica)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mena)
- **Merc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-merc)
- **mela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mela)
- **media** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-media)
- **mercy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mercy)
- **merch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-merch)
- **mocha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mocha)
- **Mehta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mehta)
- **mecha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mecha)
- **merci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-merci)
- **Medea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-medea)
- **Mensa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mensa)
- **Meena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-meena)
- **Mercia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecca-vs-mercia)
- **mec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mec-vs-mecca)

## Common misspellings (5)
`emcca`, `mceca`, `meca`, `mecac`, `mmecca`

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