Mexica
/məˈʃikə/noun, adjective
Mexica is spelled M-E-X-I-C-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Mexica means “A member of an indigenous people of the Americas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Mexica is Mexicas.
How many letters and syllables are in Mexica?
| Letters | 6: M-E-X-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Mexica?
Mexica appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Mexica?
- /məˈʃikə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-Mexica.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Mexica
- Mexicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Mexica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an indigenous people of the Americas
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Mexica.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mexica in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | mexica |
| Spanish | mexica (meshica) |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Mexica come from?
From Spanish mexica, from Classical Nahuatl mēxihcah, absolutive plural form of mēxihcatl (“Mexica, Aztec”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).