Which to use
“mec” is an adjective and “mesh” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,225
- “mec” frequency rank
- #43,032
- “mesh” frequency rank
- 51257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mec | mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tranquilo | interstício |
Letter map: mec vs mesh
Shared letters muted; letters that set mec and mesh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for mec / mesh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mec is anadjective and meshanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mec is recorded at frequency rank #8,225, classified as anadj. mesh is at rank #43,032, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛʃ/.
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 51257, this pair ranks #13,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mec vs mesh
Shared letters: em. Private to "mec": c. Private to "mesh": hs.
"mec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mesh ← emsh · mehs · meshh · messh · mmesh · mseh
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mec" and "mesh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mec" or "mesh" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mec" and "mesh".
- Full dictionary entry for "mec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mesh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mec" and "mesh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mesh vs muso". 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 #13,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.