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“mesa” and “mesera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,058
“mesa” frequency rank
#42,031
“mesera” frequency rank
43089
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mesa mesera
Definition Mueble que consta de una superficie plana y horizontal sostenida por patas. Forma del singular femenino de mesero.

Where the eye mixes mesa and mesera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
mesa
6 ch
mesera

Visual trap between mesa and mesera

A purely visual mix-up. mesa ([ˈmesa]) and mesera ([meˈseɾa]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mesa is recorded at frequency rank #1,058, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmesa]. mesera is at rank #42,031, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meˈseɾa].

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 43089, this pair ranks #144,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mesa vs mesera

Shared letters: aems. Private to "mesa": -. Private to "mesera": r.

"mesa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mesera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mesaemsa · meas · messa · mmesa · msea
  • meseraemsera · mecera · meesra · mesear · meserra · mesrea · messera · mmesera

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mesa" and "mesera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmesa] versus [meˈseɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mesa" or "mesera"?
"mesa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,058 in our Spanish list, against #42,031 for "mesera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mesa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mesera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #144,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mesa" and "mesera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mesera vs modera". 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 #144,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list