mecánico

/[meˈkaniko]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,596

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

mecánico is anSpanishadj. It means: Propio de la mecánica o relacionado con ella. Pronounced [meˈkaniko]. It ranks #7,596 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with metálico and mecanismo.

Key facts for mecánico
PropertyValue
Headwordmecánico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[meˈkaniko]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,596
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mecánico in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mecánico is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈkaniko]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,596 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for mecánico, with forms such as "emcánico", "mceánico", and "meccánico". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "metálico", "mecanismo", "mecánicos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is mecánico, spelled M-E-C-Á-N-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de la mecánica o relacionado con ella.
  2. 2
    Propio de una máquina o relacionado con ella.
  3. 3
    Hecho de forma irreflexiva y automáticamente.
  4. 4
    Se dice del elemento que produce sobre una superficie sólida un daño o efecto , tal como el roce, erosión o choque.
  5. 5
    Se dice del trabajo u oficio que no requiere capacidad intelectual, sino solo habilidad manual.
  6. 6
    Se dice de la persona que tiene un oficio que solo necesita habilidad manual.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emcánico,mceánico,meccánico,mecnáico,mecáinco,mecáncio,mecánicco,mecánioc,mecánnico,meácnico,mmecánico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mecánico

Misspelling Variants of "mecánico"

emcánico8mceánico8meccánico9mecnáico8mecáinco8mecáncio8mecánicco9mecánioc8
Misspelling Variants of "mecánico"

Frequency rank: #7,596 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mecánico"?
"mecánico" is spelled M-E-C-Á-N-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈkaniko].
What does "mecánico" mean?
As an adj, "mecánico" means: Propio de la mecánica o relacionado con ella.
What words are commonly confused with "mecánico"?
"mecánico" is commonly confused with "metálico", "mecanismo", "mecánicos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mecánico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mecánico" is [meˈkaniko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mecánico" come from?
"mecánico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.