mecato
[meˈkat̪o]
The verdict
“mecato” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alimento ligero que se consume entre comidas, a menudo mientras se realiza otra actividad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mecato · mecato · Spanish
mecato · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mecato |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈkat̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mecato” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mecato is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [meˈkat̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alimento ligero que se consume entre comidas, a menudo mientras se realiza otra actividad.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for mecato in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mecato, spelled M-E-C-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1Alimento ligero que se consume entre comidas, a menudo mientras se realiza otra actividad.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mecato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Las señoras preparaban golosinas, buñuelos y toda clase de mecato
This word in other languages
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