Mexican

/ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/

//ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n// noun

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"mexican" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mexican” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,571
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Mexica; an Aztec.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mexican · Mexican · English

Mexican · rank #3,571 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,571
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH memorial

Nearest frequency peer: memorial (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Mexican”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Mexican” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mexican vs Mexico
71% similar
Mexican vs median
57% similar
Mexican vs medical
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mexican
PropertyValue
HeadwordMexican
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,571
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Mexican”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Mexicanlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “memorial” (#3,570), “minority” (#3,572), “lowest” (#3,569). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Mexican” is #3,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Mexican (IPA /ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,571 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mexican, with forms such as "emxican", "meixcan", and "mexcian". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Mexico", "median", "medical", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish mexicano, from Nahuatl mēxihcah plural of mēxihcatl (“a Mexica”) + -ano (“-an”). By surface analysis, Mexico + -an. Doublet of Mexicano. The correct English form is Mexican, spelled M-E-X-I-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Mexica; an Aztec.
  2. 2
    The Nahuatl language.
  3. 3
    A person from the country of Mexico or of Mexican descent.
  4. 4
    The Mexican dialect of Spanish.
  5. 5
    A person from, or of descent from, any Spanish-speaking country.
  6. 6
    A Victorian (a person from the state of Victoria).
  7. 7
    A person from either of the southern states of New South Wales and Victoria.
  8. 8
    Mexican or Mexican-derived cuisine; whether traditional Mexican food or Tex-Mex, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Mexican appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Surely, nature it ſelf calls to us for this reſpect to a deity, even the very ſavage Indians may teach us this point of religion; amongſt whom we find the Mexicans, a people that had never had any intercourſe with the other three parts of the World, Eminent in this kinde; what ſumptuous, and ſtately Temples had they erected to their Devils: How did they e…
  2. Not unlike to this were thoſe morſels of Paſte, which the Mexicans uſed in their Religious Feaſts, which they laid at their Idols Feet, conſecrating them by Singing and other Ceremonies, and then they called them the Fleſh and Bones of their God Vitziliputzli

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mexicano, from Nahuatl mēxihcah plural of mēxihcatl (“a Mexica”) + -ano (“-an”). By surface analysis, Mexico + -an. Doublet of Mexicano.

Synonyms

MexicaAztecel goblinola goblinaNahuatlAztec

This word in other languages

mexicano(Español)Mexicain(Français)Mexikaner(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emxican
  • meixcan
  • mexcian
  • mexiacn
  • mexicann
  • mexiccan
  • mexicna
  • mexxican
  • mmexican
  • mxeican

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mexican - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emxican2meixcan2mexcian2mexiacn2mexicann1mexiccan1mexicna2mexxican1
Edit distance from "Mexican"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mexican"?
"Mexican" is spelled M-E-X-I-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/.
What does "Mexican" mean?
As a noun, "Mexican" means: A Mexica; an Aztec.
What words are commonly confused with "Mexican"?
"Mexican" is commonly confused with "Mexico", "median", "medical". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mexican"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mexican" is /ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/. 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 "Mexican"?
Borrowed from Spanish mexicano, from Nahuatl mēxihcah plural of mēxihcatl (“a Mexica”) + -ano (“-an”). By surface analysis, Mexico + -an. Doublet of Mexicano. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mexican", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list