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

#42,031
“mesera” frequency rank
#44,858
“meseros” frequency rank
86889
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mesera meseros
Definition Forma del singular femenino de mesero. Forma del plural de mesero.

Where the eye mixes mesera and meseros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mesera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against meseros's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
mesera
7 ch
meseros

Visual trap between mesera and meseros

A purely visual mix-up. mesera ([meˈseɾa]) and meseros ([meˈseɾos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mesera is recorded at frequency rank #42,031, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈseɾa]. meseros is at rank #44,858, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meˈseɾos].

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 86889, this pair ranks #4,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mesera vs meseros

Shared letters: emrs. Private to "mesera": a. Private to "meseros": o.

"mesera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "meseros" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meseraemsera · mecera · meesra · mesear · meserra · mesrea · messera · mmesera
  • meserosemseros · meceros · meesros · meseors · meseross · meserros · meserso · mesreos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mesera" and "meseros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([meˈseɾa] versus [meˈseɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mesera" or "meseros"?
"mesera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,031 in our Spanish list, against #44,858 for "meseros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mesera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "meseros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mesera" and "meseros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meseros vs mesetas". 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 #4,940 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