metida de pata
[meˈt̪ið̞a ð̞e ˈpat̪a]
The verdict
“metida 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de meter la pata.
Corpus desk
Index ES-metida-de-pata · metida de pata · Spanish
metida de pata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | metida de pata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [meˈt̪ið̞a ð̞e ˈpat̪a] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “metida de pata” en español
Rare enough to double-check
metida de pata is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [meˈt̪ið̞a ð̞e ˈpat̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de meter la pata.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for metida de pata in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 metida de pata, spelled M-E-T-I-D-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.