mecha
/ˈmɛkə/noun
mecha is spelled M-E-C-H-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mecha means “A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mecha is mechas.
How many letters and syllables are in mecha?
| Letters | 5: M-E-C-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mecha?
Mecha appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 mecha?
- /ˈmɛkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with mecha?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mecha.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mache.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mecha
- mechas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mecha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mecha in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense armoured robot:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mecha |
| Spanish | mecha |
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 mecha come from?
From Japanese メカ (meka), from an abbreviation of the English mechanical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).