Which to use
“mei” and “mesa” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,695
- “mei” frequency rank
- #45,455
- “mesa” frequency rank
- 56150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mei | mesa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meine, die meinen/meinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs meso |
Where the eye mixes mei and mesa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. mei ([ˈmeʔi]) and mesa ([ˈmɛ̂ːsa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mei is recorded at frequency rank #10,695, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeʔi]. mesa is at rank #45,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛ̂ːsa].
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 56150, this pair ranks #951,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mei vs mesa
Shared letters: em. Private to "mei": i. Private to "mesa": as.
"mei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "mesa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mesa ← emsa · meas · messa · mmesa · msea