mesón
[meˈsõn]
The verdict
“mesón” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,216
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Establecimiento comercial antiguo o rústico destinado al hospedaje de viajeros y el expendio de bebida y comida para consumir en las propias instalaciones.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mesón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈsõn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #37,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mesón” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around mesón (IPA [meˈsõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,216 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mesón, with forms such as "emsón", "mesnó", and "messón". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mon", "meto", "moon", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is mesón, spelled M-E-S-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Establecimiento comercial antiguo o rústico destinado al hospedaje de viajeros y el expendio de bebida y comida para consumir en las propias instalaciones.
- 2Restaurante modesto que ofrece comida sencilla.
- 3Mesa.
- 4Mostrador.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emsón
- mesnó
- messón
- mesónn
- meósn
- mmesón
- mseón
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mesón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mesón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-S-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [meˈsõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mon” - see the side-by-side comparison. mesón vs mon
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.