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

#25,355
“mesero” frequency rank
#44,858
“meseros” frequency rank
70213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mesero meseros
Definition Persona que después de haber salido de aprendiz de un oficio se ajusta con el maestro a trabajar, dándole este de comer y pagándole por meses. Forma del plural de mesero.

Where the eye mixes mesero and meseros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mesero 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
mesero
7 ch
meseros

Visual trap between mesero and meseros

A purely visual mix-up. mesero ([meˈseɾo]) 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 extra letter(s) - “mesero” sits inside “meseros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mesero is recorded at frequency rank #25,355, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈseɾo]. 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 70213, this pair ranks #30,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mesero vs meseros

Shared letters: emors. Private to "mesero": -. Private to "meseros": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meseroemsero · mecero · meesro · meseor · meserro · mesreo · messero · mmesero
  • meserosemseros · meceros · meesros · meseors · meseross · meserros · meserso · mesreos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mesero" and "meseros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([meˈseɾo] versus [meˈseɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mesero" vs "meseros" - which ranks higher?
"mesero" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,355 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "mesero" and "meseros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mesero" 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 #30,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mesero" 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 #30,219 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