Which to use
“mela” and “mex” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,487
- “mela” frequency rank
- #30,134
- “mex” frequency rank
- 79621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mela | mex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A Hindu religious festival. | The mex of a subset of a well-ordered set is the smallest value from the whole set that does not belong to the subset. |
Letter map: mela vs mex
Shared letters muted; letters that set mela and mex apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - mela / mex
mela and mex 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 79621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mela is recorded at frequency rank #49,487, classified as anoun. mex is at rank #30,134, 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 79621, this pair ranks #21,657 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mela vs mex
Shared letters: em. Private to "mela": al. Private to "mex": x.
"mela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mela ← emla · mella · mlea · mmela
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mela" and "mex" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mela" or "mex"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mela" and "mex".
- Full dictionary entry for "mela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,657 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mela" and "mex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mela vs MPAA". 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 #21,657 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.