Which to use
“meses” and “mesh” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #366
- “meses” frequency rank
- #43,032
- “mesh” frequency rank
- 43398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meses | mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de mês | interstício |
Where the eye mixes meses and mesh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meses and mesh
A purely visual mix-up. meses (/ˈme.zis/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meses is recorded at frequency rank #366, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈme.zis/. 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 43398, this pair ranks #22,241 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meses vs mesh
Shared letters: ems. Private to "meses": -. Private to "mesh": h.
"meses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meses" and "mesh" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meses" vs "mesh" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meses" 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 #22,241 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meses" 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 #22,241 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.