Mexica

/məˈʃikə/

//məˈʃikə// noun

"mexica" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mexica” 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 September 3, 2026) - A member of an indigenous people of the Americas

Corpus desk

Index EN-mexica · Mexica · English

Mexica · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Mexica
PropertyValue
HeadwordMexica
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈʃikə/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Mexica” in English

Mexicaranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mexica is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /məˈʃikə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of an indigenous people of the Americas".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mexica, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish mexica, from Classical Nahuatl mēxihcah, absolutive plural form of mēxihcatl (“Mexica, Aztec”). The correct English form is Mexica, spelled M-E-X-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of an indigenous people of the Americas

Etymology

From Spanish mexica, from Classical Nahuatl mēxihcah, absolutive plural form of mēxihcatl (“Mexica, Aztec”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mexica"?
"Mexica" is spelled M-E-X-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈʃikə/.
What does "Mexica" mean?
As a noun, "Mexica" means: A member of an indigenous people of the Americas
How do you pronounce "Mexica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mexica" is /məˈʃikə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Mexica"?
From Spanish mexica, from Classical Nahuatl mēxihcah, absolutive plural form of mēxihcatl (“Mexica, Aztec”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list