Mexica
/məˈʃikə/
"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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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 | Mexica |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /məˈʃikə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Mexica” in English
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
- 1A 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.