meseravsmesuraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#42,031
“mesera” frequency rank
#41,485
“mesura” frequency rank
83516
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mesera mesura
Definition Forma del singular femenino de mesero. Gravedad, compostura.

Where the eye mixes mesera and mesura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
mesera
6 ch
mesura

Visual trap between mesera and mesura

A purely visual mix-up. mesera ([meˈseɾa]) and mesura ([meˈsuɾa]) 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 a single letter - e in “mesera” becomes u in “mesura”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83516, 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]. mesura is at rank #41,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meˈsuɾa].

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 83516, this pair ranks #8,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mesera vs mesura

Shared letters: aemrs. Private to "mesera": -. Private to "mesura": u.

"mesera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "mesura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meseraemsera · mecera · meesra · mesear · meserra · mesrea · messera · mmesera
  • mesuraemsura · mesrua · messura · mesuar · mesurra · meusra · mmesura · mseura

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mesera" and "mesura" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([meˈseɾa] versus [meˈsuɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mesera" vs "mesura" - which ranks higher?
"mesura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,485 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.

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 "mesura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mesera" and "mesura" 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 #8,057 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