mesic
"mesic" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mesic” is uncommon English (frequency #99,561 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,561
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Characterized by an intermediate degree of moisture, in between xeric (dry) and hydric (wet); somewhat moist.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mesic · mesic · English
mesic · rank #99,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,561
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH Menno
Nearest frequency peer: Menno (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mesic”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- McKillop
McKillop
450 corpus weight
- Medigap
Medigap
445 corpus weight
- memorie
memorie
442 corpus weight
- Menno
Menno
441 corpus weight
- mesic
mesic
440 corpus weight
- metalhead
metalhead
438 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mesic” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mesic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #99,561 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mesic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mesic is uncommon English at frequency #99,561 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
mesic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos). Compare with xeric and hydric. The correct English form is mesic, spelled M-E-S-I-C.
Definition
- 1Characterized by an intermediate degree of moisture, in between xeric (dry) and hydric (wet); somewhat moist.
- 2Adapted to a habitat of intermediate moisture.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos). Compare with xeric and hydric.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mesic", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.