meter la pata
[meˈt̪eɾ la ˈpat̪a]
The verdict
“meter la 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cometer un error.
Corpus desk
Index ES-meter-la-pata · meter la pata · Spanish
meter la pata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | meter la pata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [meˈt̪eɾ la ˈpat̪a] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “meter la pata” en español
Rare enough to double-check
meter la pata is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [meˈt̪eɾ la ˈpat̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cometer un error.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for meter la pata in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 meter la pata, spelled M-E-T-E-R- -L-A- -P-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Cometer un error.
Synonyms
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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.