Which to use
“mecha” and “mesh” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,075
- “mecha” frequency rank
- #43,032
- “mesh” frequency rank
- 67107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mecha | mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de cabelos ou pelos | interstício |
Where the eye mixes mecha and mesh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mecha with mesh
A purely visual mix-up. mecha (/ˈmɛ.ʃɐ/) and mesh (/ˈmɛʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mecha is recorded at frequency rank #24,075, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.ʃɐ/. 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 67107, this pair ranks #4,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mecha vs mesh
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "mecha": ac. Private to "mesh": s.
"mecha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mecha" and "mesh" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mecha" vs "mesh" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mecha" and "mesh" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mecha" 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 #4,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mecha" 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 #4,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.