Which to use
“meia” and “mesh” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,054
- “meia” frequency rank
- #43,032
- “mesh” frequency rank
- 44086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meia | mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de vestuário de tecido de malha que se calça sobre a pele até meio da perna | interstício |
Where the eye mixes meia and mesh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. meia (CVVV) and mesh (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between meia and mesh
A purely visual mix-up. meia (/ˈmɐj.ɐ/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meia is recorded at frequency rank #1,054, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐj.ɐ/. 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 44086, this pair ranks #21,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meia vs mesh
Shared letters: em. Private to "meia": ai. Private to "mesh": hs.
"meia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "mesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meia" for "mesh" ever safe?
Frequency check: "meia" vs "mesh" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meia" and "mesh" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meia" 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 #21,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meia" 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 #21,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.