Which to use
“mec” and “mueca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,809
- “mec” frequency rank
- #29,752
- “mueca” frequency rank
- 68561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mec | mueca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hombre enérgico. | Gesto, mímica, expresión del rostro, por lo general burlesca. |
Where the eye mixes mec and mueca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mec runs 3 letters (CVC) against mueca's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mec vs mueca
A purely visual mix-up. mec ([mɛk]) and mueca ([ˈmweka]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mec is recorded at frequency rank #38,809, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛk]. mueca is at rank #29,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmweka].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68561, this pair ranks #34,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mec vs mueca
Shared letters: cem. Private to "mec": -. Private to "mueca": au.
"mec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mueca" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mueca ← meuca · mmueca · mucea · mueac · muecca · umeca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mec" for "mueca" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mec" or "mueca" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mec" and "mueca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mueca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mec" and "mueca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mec vs mur". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #34,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.