Which to use
“mesas” and “metais” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,789
- “mesas” frequency rank
- #8,788
- “metais” frequency rank
- 15577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesas | metais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de mesa: | instrumentos musicais de latão, e que geralmente compõem uma orquestra |
Letter map: mesas vs metais
Shared letters muted; letters that set mesas and metais apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mesas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against metais's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on mesas vs metais
mesas and metais 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mesas is recorded at frequency rank #6,789, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈme.zɐs/. metais is at rank #8,788, 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 15577, this pair ranks #56,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesas vs metais
Shared letters: aems. Private to "mesas": -. Private to "metais": it.
"mesas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "metais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mesas" and "metais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mesas" or "metais"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mesas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesas" and "metais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mens vs mesas". 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 #56,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.