Which to use
“mentía” and “metían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,337
- “mentía” frequency rank
- #40,394
- “metían” frequency rank
- 79731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mentía | metían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mentir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de meter o de meterse. |
Where the eye mixes mentía and metían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. mentía ([mẽn̪ˈt̪ia]) and metían ([meˈt̪iãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mentía is recorded at frequency rank #39,337, classified as averb, pronounced [mẽn̪ˈt̪ia]. metían is at rank #40,394, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪iãn].
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 79731, this pair ranks #12,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mentía vs metían
Shared letters: aemntí. Private to "mentía": -. Private to "metían": -.
"mentía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "metían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC