Which to use
“melt” is a verb and “mes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,582
- “melt” frequency rank
- #28,991
- “mes” frequency rank
- 36573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melt | mes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. | plural of me |
Letter map: melt vs mes
Shared letters muted; letters that set melt and mes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - melt and mes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: melt is averb and mesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melt is recorded at frequency rank #7,582, classified as averb, pronounced /mɛlt/. 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 36573, this pair ranks #301,999 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of melt vs mes
Shared letters: em. Private to "melt": lt. Private to "mes": s.
"melt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- melt ← emlt · mellt · meltt · metl · mlet · mmelt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "melt" and "mes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "melt" vs "mes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "melt" vs "mes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "melt" 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 #301,999 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melt" 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 #301,999 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.