mechón

[meˈt͡ʃõn]

/[meˈt͡ʃõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“mechón” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,673
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mecha grande.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mechon · mechón · Spanish

mechón · rank #36,673 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,673
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH medicine

Nearest frequency peer: medicine (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mechón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mechón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mechón vs mucho
50% similar
mechón vs melón
67% similar
mechón vs mesón
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mechón
PropertyValue
Headwordmechón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈt͡ʃõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,673
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mechón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mechóncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “medicine” (#36,674), “medidores” (#36,675), “maxilar” (#36,670). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mechón” va en #36,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mechón (IPA [meˈt͡ʃõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,673 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mechón, with forms such as "emchón", "mcehón", and "mecchón". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "mucho", "melón", "mesón", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mechón, spelled M-E-C-H-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mecha grande.
  2. 2
    Grupo de hebras, hilo, lana, cerdas, pelos o cabellos apartados del resto de ellos.
  3. 3
    Estudiante universitario novato.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mechón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un mechón de cabellos.

Synonyms

mechahuecho

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emchón
  • mcehón
  • mecchón
  • mechhón
  • mechnó
  • mechónn
  • mecóhn
  • mehcón
  • mmechón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mechón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emchón2mcehón2mecchón1mechhón1mechnó2mechónn1mecóhn2mehcón2
Edit distance from "mechón"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mechón"?
"mechón" is spelled M-E-C-H-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈt͡ʃõn].
What does "mechón" mean?
As a noun, "mechón" means: Mecha grande.
What words are commonly confused with "mechón"?
"mechón" is commonly confused with "mucho", "melón", "mesón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mechón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mechón" is [meˈt͡ʃõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mechón" come from?
"mechón" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mechón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manojo#36,666Lozada#36,657mongol#36,691lingua#36,650

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

metiera9 variantslujosas9 variantsloquito9 variantsmultar9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list