mec

adj

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The verdict

“mec” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #8,225 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,225
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mec vs my
33% similar
mec vs mi
33% similar
mec vs mo
33% similar

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

Key facts for mec
PropertyValue
Headwordmec
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters3
Frequency rank#8,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mec” sits in Portuguese 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). mec lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mec is 3 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #8,225 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "tranquilo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mec, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "mi", "mo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is mec, spelled M-E-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    tranquilo

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mec"?
"mec" is spelled M-E-C.
What does "mec" mean?
As an adjective, "mec" means: tranquilo
What words are commonly confused with "mec"?
"mec" is commonly confused with "my", "mi", "mo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mec" come from?
"mec" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “mec”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “my” - see the side-by-side comparison. mec vs my
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list