Mexicana
"mexicana" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mexicana” is uncommon English (frequency #58,847 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,847
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A store that sells Mexican products.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mexicana · Mexicana · English
Mexicana · rank #58,847 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,847
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Meuse
Nearest frequency peer: Meuse (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Mexicana”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Meriden
Meriden
41,158 corpus weight
- merman
merman
41,157 corpus weight
- mete
mete
41,156 corpus weight
- Meuse
Meuse
41,155 corpus weight
- Mexicana
Mexicana
41,154 corpus weight
- MIATA
MIATA
41,152 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Mexicana” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mexicana |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,847 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Mexicana” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Mexicana is uncommon English at frequency #58,847 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mexicana in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish mexicana. The correct English form is Mexicana, spelled M-E-X-I-C-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1A store that sells Mexican products.
- 2A spicy pizza with Mexican-style ingredients.
- 3A female Mexican.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mexicana appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Overall she thought the Supremo was the best and she was glad she had ordered two. But the two Mexicanas were tasty and the Three Cheeses with thick crust also had something to recommend it.
Rachael took a bite of her pizza. She had ordered a Mexicana with extra chilli and the peppery heat made her nose run.
Etymology
From Spanish mexicana.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).