Which to use
“mend” is a verb and “Mendes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,888
- “mend” frequency rank
- #21,863
- “Mendes” frequency rank
- 40751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mend | Mendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged). | An ancient Egyptian city, the modern Tell El-Ruba. |
Letter map: mend vs Mendes
Shared letters muted; letters that set mend and Mendes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mend runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Mendes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - mend and Mendes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mend is averb and Mendesaname. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mend” sits inside “Mendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mend is recorded at frequency rank #18,888, classified as averb, pronounced /mɛnd/. Mendes is at rank #21,863, tagged as aname.
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 40751, this pair ranks #264,714 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mend vs Mendes
Shared letters: demn. Private to "mend": -. Private to "Mendes": s.
"mend" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mendes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mend" for "Mendes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mend" vs "Mendes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "mend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,714 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mend" and "Mendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mela vs mend". 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 #264,714 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.