Which to use
“Mecque” is a name and “mecs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,415
- “Mecque” frequency rank
- #1,630
- “mecs” frequency rank
- 18045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mecque | mecs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Centre de rayonnement d'un art ou d'une science. | Pluriel de mec. |
Same sound, different letters: Mecque vs mecs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Mecque and mecs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Mecque and mecs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɛk\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mecque is recorded at frequency rank #16,415, classified as aname, pronounced \mɛk\. mecs is at rank #1,630, tagged as anoun, 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 18045, this pair ranks #380,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mecque vs mecs
Shared letters: cem. Private to "Mecque": qu. Private to "mecs": s.
"Mecque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "mecs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mecque" and "mecs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Mecque" or "mecs" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Mecque" / "mecs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mecque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mecs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mecque" and "mecs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mecs vs memo". 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 #380,261 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.