# mash vs mesa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mash
*noun · IPA /mæʃ/ · frequency rank #13,954*
A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.

### mesa
*noun · IPA /ˈmeɪ.sə/ · frequency rank #14,998*
A flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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