meseravsmestreConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#42,031
“mesera” frequency rank
#34,217
“mestre” frequency rank
76248
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mesera mestre
Definition Forma del singular femenino de mesero. Patrón de velero que hacía el cabotaje entre las Islas y la pesca en la Costa occidental de África.

Where the eye mixes mesera and mestre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mesera (CVCVCV) and mestre (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
mesera
6 ch
mestre

Look-alike desk: mesera vs mestre

A purely visual mix-up. mesera ([meˈseɾa]) and mestre ([ˈmest̪ɾe]) 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 76248, 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]. mestre is at rank #34,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmest̪ɾe].

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 76248, this pair ranks #18,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mesera vs mestre

Shared letters: emrs. Private to "mesera": a. Private to "mestre": t.

"mesera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meseraemsera · mecera · meesra · mesear · meserra · mesrea · messera · mmesera
  • mestreemstre · mesrte · messtre · mester · mestrre · mesttre · metsre · mmestre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mesera" and "mestre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([meˈseɾa] versus [ˈmest̪ɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mesera" or "mestre"?
"mestre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,217 in our Spanish list, against #42,031 for "mesera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mesera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mestre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mesera" and "mestre" 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 #18,095 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