Which to use
“mesh” is a noun and “meu” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,032
- “mesh” frequency rank
- #46
- “meu” frequency rank
- 43078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesh | meu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interstício | de posse da primeira pessoa do singular (eu); pertencente a mim |
Where the eye mixes mesh and meu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mesh runs 4 letters (CVCC) against meu's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mesh vs meu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mesh is /ˈmɛʃ/ while meu is /ˈmew/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mesh is recorded at frequency rank #43,032, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛʃ/. meu is at rank #46, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈmew/.
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 43078, this pair ranks #22,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesh vs meu
Shared letters: em. Private to "mesh": hs. Private to "meu": u.
"mesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mesh ← emsh · mehs · meshh · messh · mmesh · mseh
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mesh" and "meu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mesh" or "meu" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesh" and "meu" 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 #22,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.