mesada

noun

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The verdict

“mesada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,935. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,935
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dinheiro recebido todo mês, geralmente dado de pais para filhos, para que estes aprendam como manejar dinheiro (aprender a economizar, etc).

Corpus desk

Index PT-mesada · mesada · Portuguese

mesada · rank #27,935 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,935
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH medium

Nearest frequency peer: medium (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “mesada”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “mesada” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mesada vs mesas
67% similar
mesada vs metade
67% similar
mesada vs morada
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mesada
PropertyValue
Headwordmesada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,935
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mesada”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).mesadacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “medium” (#27,932), “medalhão” (#27,931), “mingau” (#27,939). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mesada” fica em #27,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mesada, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,935 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mesada, with forms such as "emsada", "measda", and "mesaad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "mesas", "metade", "morada", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is mesada, spelled M-E-S-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    dinheiro recebido todo mês, geralmente dado de pais para filhos, para que estes aprendam como manejar dinheiro (aprender a economizar, etc).
  2. 2
    mensalidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mesada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Pai atrela mesada do filho a notas boas e tarefas domésticas"

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emsada
  • measda
  • mesaad
  • mesadda
  • mesdaa
  • messada
  • mmesada
  • mseada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mesada - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emsada2measda2mesaad2mesadda1mesdaa2messada1mmesada1mseada2
Edit distance from "mesada"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mesada"?
"mesada" is spelled M-E-S-A-D-A.
What does "mesada" mean?
As a noun, "mesada" means: dinheiro recebido todo mês, geralmente dado de pais para filhos, para que estes aprendam como manejar dinheiro (aprender a economizar, etc).
What words are commonly confused with "mesada"?
"mesada" is commonly confused with "mesas", "metade", "morada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mesada" come from?
"mesada" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mesada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

medium#27,932mingau#27,939lombar#27,920olfato#27,953

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

safira8 variantsarcade8 variantstrança8 variantsiguaria8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list