Which to use
“mares” and “meses” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,529
- “mares” frequency rank
- #311
- “meses” frequency rank
- 10840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mares | meses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mar. | Forma del plural de mes. |
Where the eye mixes mares and meses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mares and meses
A purely visual mix-up. mares ([ˈmaɾes]) and meses ([ˈmeses]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mares is recorded at frequency rank #10,529, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾes]. meses is at rank #311, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeses].
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 10840, this pair ranks #297,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mares vs meses
Shared letters: ems. Private to "mares": ar. Private to "meses": -.
"mares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "meses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mares" for "meses" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mares" or "meses" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mares" and "meses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mares" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mares" and "meses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs mares". 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 #297,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.