meshvsmusoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“mesh” and “muso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,032
“mesh” frequency rank
#48,023
“muso” frequency rank
91055
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mesh muso
Definition interstício homem que inspira o bem-querer de outras pessoas por conta de sua boa aparência, belo físico e ademais por vezes também incluindo-se a estes o seu carisma

Letter map: mesh vs muso

Shared letters muted; letters that set mesh and muso apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mesh (CVCC) and muso (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
mesh
4 ch
muso

Spelling & dictionary notes on mesh vs muso

mesh and muso 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91055, 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/. muso is at rank #48,023, 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 91055, this pair ranks #231 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mesh vs muso

Shared letters: ms. Private to "mesh": eh. Private to "muso": ou.

"mesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "muso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mesh ← emsh · mehs · meshh · messh · mmesh · mseh
  • muso ← mmuso · msuo · muos · musso · umso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mesh" for "muso" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "mesh" vs "muso" - which ranks higher?
"mesh" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,032 in our Portuguese list, against #48,023 for "muso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "mesh" vs "muso" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mesh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "muso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #231 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mesh" and "muso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mist 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 #231 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