Which to use
“mesa” and “mesada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,364
- “mesa” frequency rank
- #27,935
- “mesada” frequency rank
- 29299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesa | mesada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | móvel usado como superfície para se alimentar, conversar, estudar; távola | dinheiro recebido todo mês, geralmente dado de pais para filhos, para que estes aprendam como manejar dinheiro (aprender a economizar, etc). |
Letter map: mesa vs mesada
Shared letters muted; letters that set mesa and mesada apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: mesa and mesada
mesa and mesada are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mesa” sits inside “mesada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mesa is recorded at frequency rank #1,364, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈme.zɐ/. mesada is at rank #27,935, tagged as anoun.
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 29299, this pair ranks #39,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesa vs mesada
Shared letters: aems. Private to "mesa": -. Private to "mesada": d.
"mesa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mesa" and "mesada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mesa" vs "mesada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mesa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mesada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesa" and "mesada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melado vs mesada". 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 #39,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.