Which to use
“mensaje” and “mensajes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #688
- “mensaje” frequency rank
- #1,553
- “mensajes” frequency rank
- 2241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mensaje | mensajes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o encargo de decir algo, o bien llevar una cosa. | Forma del plural de mensaje. |
Where the eye mixes mensaje and mensajes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mensaje runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against mensajes's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mensaje and mensajes
A purely visual mix-up. mensaje ([mẽnˈsaxe]) and mensajes ([mẽnˈsaxes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mensaje” sits inside “mensajes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mensaje is recorded at frequency rank #688, classified as anoun, pronounced [mẽnˈsaxe]. mensajes is at rank #1,553, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mẽnˈsaxes].
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 2241, this pair ranks #320,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mensaje vs mensajes
Shared letters: aejmns. Private to "mensaje": -. Private to "mensajes": -.
"mensaje" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mensajes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mensaje" and "mensajes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mensaje" or "mensajes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mensaje" and "mensajes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mensaje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mensajes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mensaje" and "mensajes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mensaje vs message". 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 #320,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.