Which to use
“mesh” and “mph” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,401
- “mesh” frequency rank
- #6,813
- “mph” frequency rank
- 17214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesh | mph |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them. | Initialism of mile(s) per hour. |
Where the eye mixes mesh and mph
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mesh and mph
A purely visual mix-up. mesh (/mɛʃ/) and mph (/ˌɛmpiˈeɪt͡ʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17214, 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/. mph is at rank #6,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˌɛmpiˈeɪt͡ʃ/.
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 17214, this pair ranks #452,876 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mesh vs mph
Shared letters: hm. Private to "mesh": es. Private to "mph": p.
"mesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mph" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mesh ← emsh · mehs · meshh · messh · mmesh · mseh
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mesh" for "mph" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mesh" vs "mph" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mesh" and "mph" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mph" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #452,876 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesh" and "mph" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mesh vs MGS". 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 #452,876 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.