Which to use
“mec” is an adjective and “mecha” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,225
- “mec” frequency rank
- #24,075
- “mecha” frequency rank
- 32300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mec | mecha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tranquilo | porção de cabelos ou pelos |
Letter map: mec vs mecha
Shared letters muted; letters that set mec and mecha apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for mec / mecha
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mec is anadjective and mechaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mec” sits inside “mecha”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mec is recorded at frequency rank #8,225, classified as anadj. mecha is at rank #24,075, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.ʃɐ/.
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 32300, this pair ranks #35,541 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mec vs mecha
Shared letters: cem. Private to "mec": -. Private to "mecha": ah.
"mec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mecha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mecha ← emcha · mceha · mecah · meccha · mechha · mehca · mmecha
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mec" for "mecha" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mec" vs "mecha" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mec" and "mecha".
- Full dictionary entry for "mec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mecha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,541 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mec" and "mecha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mecha vs mesh". 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 #35,541 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.