Which to use
“mear” and “mete” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,484
- “mear” frequency rank
- #4,923
- “mete” frequency rank
- 22407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mear | mete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Evacuar del organismo la orina u otra secreción a través de la uretra. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de meter o de meterse. |
Where the eye mixes mear and mete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mear vs mete
A purely visual mix-up. mear ([meˈaɾ]) and mete ([ˈmet̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mear is recorded at frequency rank #17,484, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈaɾ]. mete is at rank #4,923, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmet̪e].
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 22407, this pair ranks #250,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mear vs mete
Shared letters: em. Private to "mear": ar. Private to "mete": t.
"mear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mear" and "mete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mear" or "mete" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mear" and "mete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mear vs mur". 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 #250,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.