# mesa

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmeɪ.sə/ · frequency rank #14,998

## Definitions
1. A flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.
2. a structure with components rising above the insulating substrate that surrounds it

## Etymology
First attested 1759, from Spanish mesa (“table”), from Latin mēnsa. Doublet of mensa.

## Easily confused with
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-ms)
- **met** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-met)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mrs)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mps)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mia)
- **MMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mma)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mos)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mla)
- **MSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-msm)
- **MSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-msg)
- **MSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-msp)
- **mew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mew)
- **moa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-moa)
- **mex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mex)
- **MSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-msn)
- **MMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mms)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-msa)
- **MSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-msi)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mta)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mesa-vs-mya)

## Common misspellings (5)
`emsa`, `meas`, `messa`, `mmesa`, `msea`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mesa