Which to use
“mend” is a verb and “mes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,888
- “mend” frequency rank
- #28,991
- “mes” frequency rank
- 47879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mend | mes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged). | plural of me |
Letter map: mend vs mes
Shared letters muted; letters that set mend and mes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mend and mes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mend is averb and mesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47879, 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/. 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 47879, this pair ranks #198,331 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mend vs mes
Shared letters: em. Private to "mend": dn. Private to "mes": s.
"mend" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mend ← emnd · medn · mendd · mennd · mmend · mned
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mend" and "mes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mend" vs "mes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "mend" vs "mes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mend" 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 #198,331 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mend" 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 #198,331 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.