mechero
[meˈt͡ʃeɾo]
The verdict
“mechero” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,856. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,856
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utensilio portátil dotado de un mecanismo que produce una chispa y un depósito de material inflamable, que produce una pequeña llama.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mechero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈt͡ʃeɾo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #44,856 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mechero” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around mechero (IPA [meˈt͡ʃeɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,856 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mechero, with forms such as "emchero", "mcehero", and "mecchero". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mesero", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mechero, spelled M-E-C-H-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Utensilio portátil dotado de un mecanismo que produce una chispa y un depósito de material inflamable, que produce una pequeña llama.
- 2Ladrón que se especializa en birlar objetos sin violencia de una tienda.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emchero
- mcehero
- mecchero
- mecehro
- mecheor
- mecherro
- mechhero
- mechreo
- mehcero
- mmechero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mechero - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “mechero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-C-H-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [meˈt͡ʃeɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mesero” - see the side-by-side comparison. mechero vs mesero
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.