mecate
[meˈkat̪e]
The verdict
“mecate” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #99,807 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #99,807
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuerda o cordel de fibra áspera y rústica de considerable grosor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mecate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈkat̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #99,807 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mecate” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mecate is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈkat̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #99,807 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
mecate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mecate, spelled M-E-C-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Cuerda o cordel de fibra áspera y rústica de considerable grosor.
- 2Medida de longitud, equivalente a 20 m, usada en la milpa y en las haciendas henequeneras.
- 3Medida de superficie, equivalente a 400 m², usada en la milpa y en las haciendas henequeneras.
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.
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Using “mecate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-C-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [meˈkat̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.