metían

[meˈt̪iãn]

/[meˈt̪iãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“metían” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,394
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de meter o de meterse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-metian · metían · Spanish

metían · rank #40,394 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,394
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mezquindad

Nearest frequency peer: mezquindad (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “metían”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “metían” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

metían vs metió
50% similar
metían vs motín
67% similar
metían vs mitin
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for metían
PropertyValue
Headwordmetían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[meˈt̪iãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,394
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “metían”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).metíancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mezquindad” (#40,395), “mecánicamente” (#40,392), “matrona” (#40,391). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “metían” va en #40,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around metían (IPA [meˈt̪iãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,394 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de meter o de meterse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for metían, with forms such as "emtían", "metaín", and "mettían". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "metió", "motín", "mitin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 metían, spelled M-E-T-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de meter o de meterse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emtían
  • metaín
  • mettían
  • metíann
  • metína
  • meítan
  • mmetían
  • mteían

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of metían - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emtían2metaín2mettían1metíann1metína2meítan2mmetían1mteían2
Edit distance from "metían"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "metían"?
"metían" is spelled M-E-T-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈt̪iãn].
What does "metían" mean?
As a verb, "metían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de meter o de meterse.
What words are commonly confused with "metían"?
"metían" is commonly confused with "metió", "motín", "mitin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "metían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metían" is [meˈt̪iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metían" come from?
"metían" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "metían", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

motive#40,410napalm#40,415instar#40,352hartas#40,334

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

label8 variantsGuadix8 variantsfresh8 variantspozole8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list