metedura de pata
[met̪eˈð̞uɾa ð̞e ˈpat̪a]
The verdict
“metedura de pata” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de meter la pata.
Corpus desk
Index ES-metedura-de-pata · metedura de pata · Spanish
metedura de pata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | metedura de pata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [met̪eˈð̞uɾa ð̞e ˈpat̪a] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “metedura de pata” en español
Rare enough to double-check
metedura de pata is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [met̪eˈð̞uɾa ð̞e ˈpat̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de meter la pata.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for metedura de pata, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is metedura de pata, spelled M-E-T-E-D-U-R-A- -D-E- -P-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de meter la pata.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.