mecer
[meˈseɾ]
The verdict
“mecer” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mover un cuerpo de un lado a otro oscilatoriamente
Corpus desk
Index ES-mecer · mecer · Spanish
mecer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | mecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [meˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mecer” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mecer is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [meˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for mecer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mecer, spelled M-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mover un cuerpo de un lado a otro oscilatoriamente
- 2Sacudir un líquido en un tonel
- 3Arrullarse, mover a un mueble sobre el mismo lugar, de forma semejante a un péndulo
- 4Alimentar ilusiones
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mecer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cagigas usaba el pelo largo; al cerrar la caja quedó fuera una guedeja de su cabello castaño claro, que me fué llamando la atención, porque el aire la mecía, durante el trayecto de la casa al cementerio
Ella nos meció en la cuna, y nos bendijo con las bendiciones de arriba y de abajo
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.