# Mexico

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/ · frequency rank #1,832

## Definitions
1. A country in North America, located south of the United States, and northwest of Guatemala and Belize from Central America. Official name: United Mexican States.
2. Ellipsis of Mexico City: the capital city of Mexico.
3. Ellipsis of the State of Mexico: a state of Mexico. Capital: Toluca.
4. A municipality of the province of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines.
5. A census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
7. A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.
8. An unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.
10. A city, the county seat of Audrain County, Missouri, United States.
11. A town and village in Oswego County, New York, United States.
12. An unincorporated community in Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Maryland, United States.
13. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Walker Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States.
14. An unincorporated community in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States.
15. A former unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States, now submerged under Lake Tawakoni.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco, a place-name referring to the Mēxihcah (Mexica/Aztecs).

## Easily confused with
- **medic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medic-vs-mexico)
- **Medici** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medici-vs-mexico)
- **merino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merino-vs-mexico)
- **Mexican** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mexican-vs-mexico)

## Common misspellings (8)
`emxico`, `meixco`, `mexcio`, `mexicco`, `mexioc`, `mexxico`, `mmexico`, `mxeico`

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