mecha
Spanish, noun
mecha is spelled M-E-C-H-A (5 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,645th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mecha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “wick, fuse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of mechar. With an accent, mechá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of mechar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cuerda preparada para arder de distintas maneras, usada en velas o explosivos”.
What does mecha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewick, fuse
- 2
femininelock (length of hair)
- 3
femininehighlights
- 4
femininedrill bit
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of mechar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cuerda preparada para arder de distintas maneras, usada en velas o explosivos. 2. Grupo de cabellos que van juntos en la misma dirección. 3. Ropa, conjunto de las prendas de vestir. 4. Herramienta metálica de corte que crea orificios circulares en diversos materiales cuando se coloca en una herramienta mecánica como taladro, berbiquí u otra máquina.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mecha
- mechas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to mecha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mecha in Spanish?
mecha appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).