meevsmetConfusable pair

Quick tell: mee is a verb, met is a conjunction, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mee” is a verb and “met” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,479
“mee” frequency rank
#23,499
“met” frequency rank
64978
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mee met
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mear. Pero.

Where the eye mixes mee and met

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
mee
3 ch
met

Visual trap between mee and met

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mee is [ˈmee] while met is /ˈmɛtː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “mee” becomes t in “met”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mee is recorded at frequency rank #41,479, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmee]. met is at rank #23,499, tagged as aconj, pronounced /ˈmɛtː/.

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 64978, this pair ranks #43,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mee vs met

Shared letters: em. Private to "mee": -. Private to "met": t.

"mee" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "met" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mee" and "met" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mee" is a verb and "met" a conjunction, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mee" or "met" show up more?
"met" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,499 in our Spanish list, against #41,479 for "mee". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "met" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mee" and "met" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mee vs mur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #43,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list