Which to use
“meet” is a verb and “mes” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,232
- “meet” frequency rank
- #31,176
- “mes” frequency rank
- 54408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meet | mes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden treffen, jemandem begegnen | Plural Maskulinum des Pronomens mon |
Where the eye mixes meet and mes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: meet vs mes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meet is [miːt] while mes is [me]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meet is recorded at frequency rank #23,232, classified as averb, pronounced [miːt]. mes is at rank #31,176, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [me].
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 54408, this pair ranks #1,020,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meet vs mes
Shared letters: em. Private to "meet": t. Private to "mes": s.
"meet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- meet ← emet · meett · met · mete · mmeet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meet" for "mes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "meet" or "mes" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "meet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,020,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meet" and "mes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs mes". 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 #1,020,100 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.