mecs

\mɛk\

/\mɛk\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“mecs” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,630
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de mec.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mecs · mecs · French

mecs · rank #1,630 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,630
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH héros

Nearest frequency peer: héros (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mecs »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mecs » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

mecs vs ms
50% similar
mecs vs mes
75% similar
mecs vs mis
50% similar

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

Key facts for mecs
PropertyValue
Headwordmecs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛk\
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,630
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mecs »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mecsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « héros » (#1,629), « personnages » (#1,631), « pourraient » (#1,632). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mecs » est au #1,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around mecs (IPA \mɛk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,630 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de mec.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for mecs, with forms such as "emcs", "mces", and "meccs". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ms", "mes", "mis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mecs, spelled M-E-C-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de mec.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. J’habite maintenant à Pigalle, chez une fille folle de sexe et qui michtonne avec des mecs pas mal friqués.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emcs
  • mces
  • meccs
  • mecss
  • mesc
  • mmecs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emcs2mces2meccs1mecss1mesc2mmecs1
Edit distance from "mecs"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mecs"?
"mecs" is spelled M-E-C-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛk\.
What does "mecs" mean?
As a noun, "mecs" means: Pluriel de mec.
What words are commonly confused with "mecs"?
"mecs" is commonly confused with "ms", "mes", "mis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mecs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mecs" is \mɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mecs" come from?
"mecs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Star#1,640vice#1,614rose#1,605soin#1,681

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

reine6 variantsrevue6 variantsliens6 variantsgagne6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list