# mela vs Mensa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mela
*noun · frequency rank #49,487*
A Hindu religious festival.

### Mensa
*name · IPA /ˈmɛnsə/ · frequency rank #43,785*
Mensa International, an organization for people with very high IQs.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mensa