# Mexican

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/ · frequency rank #3,571

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **Mexico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mexican-vs-mexico)
- **median** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/median-vs-mexican)
- **medical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medical-vs-mexican)

## Common misspellings (10)
`emxican`, `meixcan`, `mexcian`, `mexiacn`, `mexicann`, `mexiccan`, `mexicna`, `mexxican`, `mmexican`, `mxeican`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mexican