meshvsmostWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: mesh is a noun, most is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mesh” is a noun and “most” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,032
“mesh” frequency rank
#13,567
“most” frequency rank
56599
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mesh most
Definition interstício muito

Letter map: mesh vs most

Shared letters muted; letters that set mesh and most apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
mesh
4 ch
most

Role in the sentence - mesh and most

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mesh is anoun and mostanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56599, 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/. most is at rank #13,567, tagged as anadv.

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 56599, this pair ranks #9,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mesh vs most

Shared letters: ms. Private to "mesh": eh. Private to "most": ot.

"mesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "most" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meshemsh · mehs · meshh · messh · mmesh · mseh
  • mostmmost · mosst · mostt · mots · msot · omst

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mesh" and "most" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mesh" is a noun and "most" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "mesh" vs "most" - which ranks higher?
"most" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,567 in our Portuguese list, against #43,032 for "mesh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mesh" and "most".

  • Full dictionary entry for "mesh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "most" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mesh" and "most" 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 #9,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list