Which to use
“meses” and “messe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #366
- “meses” frequency rank
- #44,487
- “messe” frequency rank
- 44853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meses | messe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de mês | lugar no qual os sargentos ou oficiais se concentram com finalidade de refeiçoar |
Letter map: meses vs messe
Shared letters muted; letters that set meses and messe apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. meses (CVCVC) and messe (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: meses and messe
meses and messe 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 only by swapping two adjacent letters (es ↔ se) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44853, 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/. messe is at rank #44,487, 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 44853, this pair ranks #20,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meses vs messe
Shared letters: ems. Private to "meses": -. Private to "messe": -.
"meses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "messe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meses" and "messe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "meses" vs "messe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "meses" and "messe".
- Full dictionary entry for "meses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "messe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meses" and "messe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mens vs messe". 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 #20,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.