mecánica

Name: mecánica, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[meˈkanika]

/[meˈkanika]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“mecánica” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,856. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,856
frequency rank, Spanish: 3,868
“M” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte de la Física que trata de las fuerzas y sus efectos sobre los cuerpos. Forman parte de ella la Estática, que trata del equilibrio de fuerzas en cuerpos rígidos, inmóviles o en movimiento unif...

Corpus desk

Index ES-mecanica · mecánica · Spanish

mecánica · rank #5,856 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #5,856
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 3,868
PHOTO-FINISH mateo

Nearest frequency peer: mateo (-1 rank slots)

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.

live

94,148
manipulación

94,147
mateo

94,146
mecánica

94,145
mesas

94,144
mg

94,143

What this shows “mecánica” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

mecánica vs mecánico

88% similar

mecánica vs metálica

75% similar

mecánica vs mecánicos

78% similar

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

Key facts for mecánica
Property	Value
Headword	mecánica
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[meˈkanika]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#5,856
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mecánica”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mecánicacae aquí:

#5,856

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mateo” (#5,855), “mesas” (#5,857), “manipulación” (#5,854). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mecánica” va en #5,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mecánica (IPA [meˈkanika]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,856 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mecánica, with forms such as "emcánica", "mceánica", and "meccánica". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "mecánico", "metálica", "mecánicos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mecánica, spelled M-E-C-Á-N-I-C-A.

Definition

1
Parte de la Física que trata de las fuerzas y sus efectos sobre los cuerpos. Forman parte de ella la Estática, que trata del equilibrio de fuerzas en cuerpos rígidos, inmóviles o en movimiento uniforme; y la Dinámica que se ocupa de los cambios de movimiento originados en estos cuerpos por la acción de fuerzas.
2
Pieza, resorte o grupo de ellos que proporcionan el movimiento a un artefacto o ingenio.
3
En el ejército: orden, disciplina y cuidado de los efectos de la tropa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

emcánica
mceánica
meccánica
mecnáica
mecáinca
mecáncia
mecániac
mecánicca
mecánnica
meácnica
mmecánica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mecánica - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "mecánica"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mecánica"?

"mecánica" is spelled M-E-C-Á-N-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈkanika].

What does "mecánica" mean?

As a noun, "mecánica" means: Parte de la Física que trata de las fuerzas y sus efectos sobre los cuerpos. Forman parte de ella la Estática, que trata del equilibrio de fuerzas en cuerpos rígidos, inmóviles o en movimiento unif...

What words are commonly confused with "mecánica"?

"mecánica" is commonly confused with "mecánico", "metálica", "mecánicos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "mecánica"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mecánica" is [meˈkanika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "mecánica" come from?

"mecánica" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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