meso
/ˈmeɪːsoʊ/
"meso" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“meso” is uncommon English (frequency #57,556 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,556
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In between the "macro" and "micro" levels of sociological structures.
Corpus desk
Index EN-meso · meso · English
meso · rank #57,556 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,556
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mentalist
Nearest frequency peer: mentalist (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “meso”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- matric
matric
42,450 corpus weight
- McCaw
McCaw
42,448 corpus weight
- Medan
Medan
42,447 corpus weight
- mentalist
mentalist
42,446 corpus weight
- meso
meso
42,445 corpus weight
- metrical
metrical
42,444 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “meso” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meso |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmeɪːsoʊ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #57,556 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “meso” in English
Rare enough to double-check
meso is uncommon English at frequency #57,556 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmeɪːsoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
meso has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”). The correct English form is meso, spelled M-E-S-O.
Definition
- 1In between the "macro" and "micro" levels of sociological structures.
- 2Of a tactic diad, having structural units in identical orientation.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”).
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).