mescal
/mɛˈskæl/
"mescal" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mescal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mescal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɛˈskæl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mescal” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mescal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɛˈskæl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
mescal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Mexican Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl or Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (“intoxicating drink made from fermented agave juice”), perhaps from metl (“maguey (agave)”) + ixcalli (“stew”). The correct English form is mescal, spelled M-E-S-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
- 2The peyote cactus.
Etymology
From Mexican Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl or Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (“intoxicating drink made from fermented agave juice”), perhaps from metl (“maguey (agave)”) + ixcalli (“stew”).
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.
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Using “mescal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-E-S-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɛˈskæl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.