messe

noun

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The verdict

“messe” sits in 15 confusable pairs (corpus #44,487) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#44,487
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lugar no qual os sargentos ou oficiais se concentram com finalidade de refeiçoar

Corpus desk

Index PT-messe · messe · Portuguese

messe · rank #44,487 · 4 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,487
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mecanicamente

Nearest frequency peer: mecanicamente (-5 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “messe”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “messe” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

messe vs miss
60% similar
messe vs morse
60% similar
messe vs mestre
67% similar

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

Key facts for messe
PropertyValue
Headwordmesse
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,487
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “messe”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).messecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mecanicamente” (#44,482), “marmelada” (#44,477), “malva” (#44,474). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “messe” fica em #44,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for messe is neighbouring look-alikes ("miss", "morse", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #44,487 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Gloss: "lugar no qual os sargentos ou oficiais se concentram com finalidade de refeiçoar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for messe, with forms such as "emsse", "mese", and "mmesse". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "miss", "morse", "mestre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is messe, spelled M-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    lugar no qual os sargentos ou oficiais se concentram com finalidade de refeiçoar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. revista Revista de Turismo e Lazer de 2023, pag: ?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emsse
  • mese
  • mmesse
  • msese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emsse2mese1mmesse1msese2
Edit distance from "messe"

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 "messe"?
"messe" is spelled M-E-S-S-E.
What does "messe" mean?
As a noun, "messe" means: lugar no qual os sargentos ou oficiais se concentram com finalidade de refeiçoar
What words are commonly confused with "messe"?
"messe" is commonly confused with "miss", "morse", "mestre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "messe" come from?
"messe" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

malva#44,474malho#44,473quite#44,558rúgbi#44,579

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list