Which to use
“meses” is a noun and “mexer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #366
- “meses” frequency rank
- #3,498
- “mexer” frequency rank
- 3864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meses | mexer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de mês | misturar, agitar, revolver |
Letter map: meses vs mexer
Shared letters muted; letters that set meses and mexer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. meses and mexer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: meses vs mexer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: meses is anoun and mexeraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3864, 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/. mexer is at rank #3,498, tagged as averb.
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 3864, this pair ranks #71,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meses vs mexer
Shared letters: em. Private to "meses": s. Private to "mexer": rx.
"meses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mexer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meses" and "mexer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "meses" or "mexer" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "meses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mexer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meses" and "mexer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mens vs meses". 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 #71,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.