mejicano

[mexiˈkano]

/[mexiˈkano]/ adj

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The verdict

“mejicano” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,951
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafía anticuada de mexicano

Corpus desk

Index ES-mejicano · mejicano · Spanish

mejicano · rank #40,951 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,951
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH medidos

Nearest frequency peer: medidos (-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 “mejicano”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mejicano” 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).

mejicano vs Méjico
50% similar
mejicano vs Mexican
63% similar
mejicano vs mexicano
88% similar

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

Key facts for mejicano
PropertyValue
Headwordmejicano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mexiˈkano]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,951
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mejicano”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mejicanocae 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 “medidos” (#40,950), “membrillo” (#40,952), “mendigando” (#40,953). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mejicano” va en #40,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mejicano (IPA [mexiˈkano]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,951 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Grafía anticuada de mexicano".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mejicano, with forms such as "emjicano", "meijcano", and "mejciano". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Méjico", "Mexican", "mexicano", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mejicano, spelled M-E-J-I-C-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía anticuada de mexicano

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emjicano
  • meijcano
  • mejciano
  • mejiacno
  • mejicanno
  • mejicaon
  • mejiccano
  • mejicnao
  • mejjicano
  • mjeicano
  • mmejicano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mejicano - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emjicano2meijcano2mejciano2mejiacno2mejicanno1mejicaon2mejiccano1mejicnao2
Edit distance from "mejicano"

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 "mejicano"?
"mejicano" is spelled M-E-J-I-C-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mexiˈkano].
What does "mejicano" mean?
As an adjective, "mejicano" means: Grafía anticuada de mexicano
What words are commonly confused with "mejicano"?
"mejicano" is commonly confused with "Méjico", "Mexican", "mexicano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mejicano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mejicano" is [mexiˈkano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mejicano" come from?
"mejicano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

merindad#40,955molduras#40,964llovizna#40,933observas#40,980

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

macabra11 variantslaboran11 variantsIrigoyen11 variantspluvial11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list