Which to use
“mats” and “mes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,563
- “mats” frequency rank
- #28,991
- “mes” frequency rank
- 42554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mats | mes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mat | plural of me |
Letter map: mats vs mes
Shared letters muted; letters that set mats and mes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: mats and mes
mats 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mats is recorded at frequency rank #13,563, classified as anoun, pronounced /mæts/. 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 42554, this pair ranks #248,126 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mats vs mes
Shared letters: ms. Private to "mats": at. Private to "mes": e.
"mats" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mats ← amts · matss · matts · mmats · mtas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mats" and "mes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mats" vs "mes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "mats" and "mes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mats" 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 #248,126 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mats" and "mes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mes vs MMP". 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 #248,126 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.