Meknes
"meknes" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Meknes” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco.
Corpus desk
Index EN-meknes · Meknes · English
Meknes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Meknes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Meknes” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Meknes is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Meknes, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Meknès, from Arabic مَكْنَاس (maknās), from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ (amknas). The correct English form is Meknes, spelled M-E-K-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1A city in the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco.
- 2A prefecture of Fez-Meknes, Morocco.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Meknès, from Arabic مَكْنَاس (maknās), from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ (amknas).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.