Which to use
“mensaje” and “message” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #688
- “mensaje” frequency rank
- #46,666
- “message” frequency rank
- 47354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mensaje | message |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o encargo de decir algo, o bien llevar una cosa. | Mensaje. |
Where the eye mixes mensaje and message
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mensaje and message follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mensaje vs message
A purely visual mix-up. mensaje ([mẽnˈsaxe]) and message ([mɛ.saʒ]) 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 47354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mensaje is recorded at frequency rank #688, classified as anoun, pronounced [mẽnˈsaxe]. message is at rank #46,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛ.saʒ].
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 47354, this pair ranks #120,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mensaje vs message
Shared letters: aems. Private to "mensaje": jn. Private to "message": g.
"mensaje" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "message" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mensaje" for "message" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mensaje" or "message"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mensaje" and "message" 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 "message" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mensaje" and "message" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mensaje vs metraje". 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 #120,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.