# mecha

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,326

## Definitions
1. A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.

## Etymology
From Japanese メカ (meka), from an abbreviation of the English mechanical.

## Easily confused with
- **meh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-meh)
- **much** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-much)
- **mega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mega)
- **mesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mesh)
- **meth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-meth)
- **mesa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mesa)
- **mica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mica)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mena)
- **Mehr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mehr)
- **mela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mela)
- **media** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-media)
- **merch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-merch)
- **mocha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mocha)
- **Mehta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mehta)
- **Misha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-misha)
- **Medea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-medea)
- **Mensa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mensa)
- **Meena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-meena)
- **mucho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-mucho)
- **Meghan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-meghan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emcha`, `mceha`, `mecah`, `meccha`, `mechha`, `mehca`, `mmecha`

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