mecanismo

[mekaˈnismo]

/[mekaˈnismo]/ noun

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The verdict

“mecanismo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,640. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,640
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estructura interna de un cuerpo, natural o artificial, adaptada para producir un efecto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mecanismo · mecanismo · Spanish

mecanismo · rank #3,640 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,640
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH logro

Nearest frequency peer: logro (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mecanismo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

mecanismo vs mecanismos
90% similar
mecanismo vs mecánico
67% similar

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

Key facts for mecanismo
PropertyValue
Headwordmecanismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mekaˈnismo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,640
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mecanismo”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “logro” (#3,639), “Miren” (#3,641), “lector” (#3,638). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mecanismo” va en #3,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around mecanismo (IPA [mekaˈnismo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,640 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for mecanismo, with forms such as "emcanismo", "mceanismo", and "meacnismo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "mecanismos", "mecánico", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mecanismo, spelled M-E-C-A-N-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estructura interna de un cuerpo, natural o artificial, adaptada para producir un efecto.
  2. 2
    Manera en que funciona o trabaja algo.
  3. 3
    Objeto u objetos que interactúan dentro de una estructura compleja.

This word in other languages

mechanism(English)mécanisme(Français)Mechanismus(Deutsch)mecanismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emcanismo
  • mceanismo
  • meacnismo
  • mecainsmo
  • mecanimso
  • mecanismmo
  • mecanisom
  • mecanissmo
  • mecannismo
  • mecansimo
  • meccanismo
  • mecnaismo
  • mmecanismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mecanismo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emcanismo2mceanismo2meacnismo2mecainsmo2mecanimso2mecanismmo1mecanisom2mecanissmo1
Edit distance from "mecanismo"

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 "mecanismo"?
"mecanismo" is spelled M-E-C-A-N-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mekaˈnismo].
What does "mecanismo" mean?
As a noun, "mecanismo" means: Estructura interna de un cuerpo, natural o artificial, adaptada para producir un efecto.
What words are commonly confused with "mecanismo"?
"mecanismo" is commonly confused with "mecanismos", "mecánico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mecanismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mecanismo" is [mekaˈnismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mecanismo" come from?
"mecanismo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

profesión#3,651embajador#3,625reflexión#3,656declarado#3,622

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

ventajas13 variantsvotantes13 variantscaminando13 variantsprofesora13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list