MEZ

noun

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The verdict

“MEZ” is uncommon French (frequency #87,843 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,843
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - CET.

Key facts for MEZ
PropertyValue
HeadwordMEZ
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#87,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “MEZ” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). MEZ lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

MEZ is uncommon French at frequency #87,843 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "CET.".

MEZ doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is MEZ, spelled M-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    CET.

Antonyms

MESZ

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 "MEZ"?
"MEZ" is spelled M-E-Z.
What does "MEZ" mean?
As a noun, "MEZ" means: CET.
What language does "MEZ" come from?
"MEZ" is a French 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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Using “MEZ”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list