mesvsmHWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: mes is a determiner, mH is a symbol, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mes” is a determiner and “mH” is a symbol - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#139
“mes” frequency rank
#24,675
“mH” frequency rank
24814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mes mH
Definition Pluriel de mon, ma. Qui sont à moi, dans le cas d’un seul possesseur et de plusieurs objets. Symbole du millihenry, unité de mesure d’inductance du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻³ henry.

Letter map: mes vs mH

Shared letters muted; letters that set mes and mH apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
mes
2 ch
mH

Role in the sentence - mes and mH

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mes is adeterminer and mHasymbol. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mes is recorded at frequency rank #139, classified as adet, pronounced \mɛ\. mH is at rank #24,675, tagged as asymbol.

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 24814, this pair ranks #344,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mes vs mH

Shared letters: m. Private to "mes": es. Private to "mH": h.

"mes" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mH" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mes" for "mH" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mes" is a determiner and "mH" a symbol, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mes" or "mH"?
"mes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #139 in our French list, against #24,675 for "mH". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "mes" vs "mH" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mH" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #344,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mes" and "mH" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mH vs MWh". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #344,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list