mecha

//ˈmɛ.ʃɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,075

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mecha is aPortuguesenoun. It means: porção de cabelos ou pelos Pronounced /ˈmɛ.ʃɐ/. Often confused with meia and mesa.

Key facts for mecha
PropertyValue
Headwordmecha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɛ.ʃɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,075
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mecha in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mecha is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɛ.ʃɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,075 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for mecha, with forms such as "emcha", "mceha", and "mecah". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "meia", "mesa", "meta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is mecha, spelled M-E-C-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    porção de cabelos ou pelos
  2. 2
    processo de clareamento ou escurecimento de uma porção de cabelos com finalidade estética
  3. 3
    torcida de candeia

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emcha,mceha,mecah,meccha,mechha,mehca,mmecha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mecha

Misspelling Variants of "mecha"

emcha5mceha5mecah5meccha6mechha6mehca5mmecha6
Misspelling Variants of "mecha"

Frequency rank: #24,075 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mecha"?
"mecha" is spelled M-E-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɛ.ʃɐ/.
What does "mecha" mean?
As a noun, "mecha" means: porção de cabelos ou pelos
What words are commonly confused with "mecha"?
"mecha" is commonly confused with "meia", "mesa", "meta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mecha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mecha" is /ˈmɛ.ʃɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mecha" come from?
"mecha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.