Which to use
“mero” is an adjective and “mesa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,105
- “mero” frequency rank
- #1,364
- “mesa” frequency rank
- 13469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mero | mesa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simples | móvel usado como superfície para se alimentar, conversar, estudar; távola |
Where the eye mixes mero and mesa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mero and mesa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mero is /ˈmɛ.ɾu/ while mesa is /ˈme.zɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mero is recorded at frequency rank #12,105, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɛ.ɾu/. mesa is at rank #1,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈme.zɐ/.
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 13469, this pair ranks #58,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mero vs mesa
Shared letters: em. Private to "mero": or. Private to "mesa": as.
"mero" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mesa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mero" for "mesa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mero" vs "mesa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mero" and "mesa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mero" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mesa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mero" and "mesa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mero 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 #58,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.