# mechanical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /məˈkænɪkəl/ · frequency rank #4,099

## Definitions
1. Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.
2. Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).
3. Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).
4. Done by machine.
5. Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.
6. As if performed by a machine: lifeless, mindless, thoughtless, automatic.
7. Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.
8. Handy with machines.
9. Relating to the mechanics of a game.

## Etymology
From Middle English mechanical, mechanicalle, mechanycalle, equivalent to mechanic + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **mechanics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mechanical-vs-mechanics)
- **mechanically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mechanical-vs-mechanically)
- **mechanic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mechanic-vs-mechanical)

## Common misspellings (15)
`emchanical`, `mcehanical`, `mecahnical`, `mecchanical`, `mechaincal`, `mechancial`, `mechaniacl`, `mechanicall`, `mechaniccal`, `mechanicla`, `mechannical`, `mechhanical`, `mechnaical`, `mehcanical`, `mmechanical`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mechanical