Which to use
“mages” and “mes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,499
- “mages” frequency rank
- #28,991
- “mes” frequency rank
- 74490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mages | mes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mage | plural of me |
Letter map: mages vs mes
Shared letters muted; letters that set mages and mes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on mages vs mes
mages and mes are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mages is recorded at frequency rank #45,499, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/. mes is at rank #28,991, tagged as anoun.
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 74490, this pair ranks #36,192 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mages vs mes
Shared letters: ems. Private to "mages": ag. Private to "mes": -.
"mages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mages ← amges · maegs · magess · magges · magse · mgaes · mmages
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mages" and "mes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "mages" or "mes" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mages" and "mes".
- Full dictionary entry for "mages" 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 #36,192 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mages" and "mes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mages vs MGS". 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 #36,192 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.