Which to use
“mec” is a noun and “Mecque” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #519
- “mec” frequency rank
- #16,415
- “Mecque” frequency rank
- 16934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mec | Mecque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Individu de sexe ou genre masculin. | Centre de rayonnement d'un art ou d'une science. |
Same sound, different letters: mec vs Mecque
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - mec / Mecque
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mec and Mecque carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɛk\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 extra letter(s) - “mec” sits inside “Mecque”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mec is recorded at frequency rank #519, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɛk\. Mecque is at rank #16,415, tagged as aname, pronounced \mɛk\.
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 16934, this pair ranks #385,562 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mec vs Mecque
Shared letters: cem. Private to "mec": -. Private to "Mecque": qu.
"mec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Mecque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mecque ← emcque · mceque · meccque · mecqeu · mecqque · mecuqe · meqcue · mmecque
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mec" and "Mecque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mec" vs "Mecque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"mec" and "Mecque" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "mec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mecque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,562 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mec" and "Mecque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mec vs MWh". 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 #385,562 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.