mesh
/mɛʃ/noun, verb
mesh is spelled M-E-S-H: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mesh means “A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mesh is meshes.
How many letters and syllables are in mesh?
| Letters | 4: M-E-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mesh?
Mesh appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mesh?
- /mɛʃ/
Mesh has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mesh.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mesh
- meshes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- meshing participle, present
- meshed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mesh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
- 2
The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.
- 3
The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
- 4
A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
- 5
A polygon mesh.
- 6
In mesh analysis: a loop in an electric circuit (to which Kirchhoff's voltage law can be applied).
- 7
A network topology with each device connected to multiple other devices in lieu of a central switch. Redundancy on a mesh network prevents single points of failure.
verb
- 1
To connect together by interlocking, as gears do.
- 2
To fit in; to come together harmoniously.
The music meshed well with the visuals in that film.
- 3
To catch in a mesh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mesh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maillage , maille , engrenage , concorder |
| German | Netz, Gitter , zusammenpassen, harmonisieren, zusammenfügen |
| Portuguese | malha |
| Spanish | malla, rejilla , engranaje , engranar, endentar, encastrar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mesh come from?
From Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).