Which to use
“mesa” and “mescla” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,364
- “mesa” frequency rank
- #23,732
- “mescla” frequency rank
- 25096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesa | mescla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | móvel usado como superfície para se alimentar, conversar, estudar; távola | coisa mesclada |
Where the eye mixes mesa and mescla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mesa and mescla
A purely visual mix-up. mesa (/ˈme.zɐ/) and mescla (/ˈmɛʃ.klɐ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25096, 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/. mescla is at rank #23,732, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛʃ.klɐ/.
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 25096, this pair ranks #44,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesa vs mescla
Shared letters: aems. Private to "mesa": -. Private to "mescla": cl.
"mesa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mescla" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mesa" and "mescla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mesa" or "mescla" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mescla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesa" and "mescla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mesada vs mescla". 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 #44,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.