Which to use
“mesh” and “mex” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,401
- “mesh” frequency rank
- #30,134
- “mex” frequency rank
- 40535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesh | mex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them. | 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: mesh vs mex
Shared letters muted; letters that set mesh and mex apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on mesh vs mex
mesh 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 40535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mesh is recorded at frequency rank #10,401, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɛʃ/. 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 40535, this pair ranks #266,674 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesh vs mex
Shared letters: em. Private to "mesh": hs. Private to "mex": x.
"mesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mesh ← emsh · mehs · meshh · messh · mmesh · mseh
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mesh" and "mex" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mesh" vs "mex" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mesh" and "mex".
- Full dictionary entry for "mesh" 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 #266,674 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesh" and "mex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mex 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 #266,674 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.