Messer

//ˈmɛsɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,810

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Messer is aPortuguesenoun. It means: faca Pronounced /ˈmɛsɐ/. Often confused with mexer and meter.

Key facts for Messer
PropertyValue
HeadwordMesser
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɛsɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,810
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Messer in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Messer is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɛsɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,810 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "faca".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Messer, with forms such as "emsser", "meser", and "mesesr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "mexer", "meter", "mister", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is Messer, spelled M-E-S-S-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    faca

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emsser,meser,mesesr,messerr,messre,mmesser,mseser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Messer

Misspelling Variants of "Messer"

emsser6meser5mesesr6messerr7messre6mmesser7mseser6
Misspelling Variants of "Messer"

Frequency rank: #38,810 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Messer"?
"Messer" is spelled M-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɛsɐ/.
What does "Messer" mean?
As a noun, "Messer" means: faca
What words are commonly confused with "Messer"?
"Messer" is commonly confused with "mexer", "meter", "mister". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Messer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Messer" is /ˈmɛsɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Messer" come from?
"Messer" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.