Which to use
“meses” is a noun and “metes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #311
- “meses” frequency rank
- #10,534
- “metes” frequency rank
- 10845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meses | metes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mes. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de meter o de meterse. |
Where the eye mixes meses and metes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meses and metes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meses is [ˈmeses] while metes is [ˈmet̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “meses” becomes t in “metes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meses is recorded at frequency rank #311, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeses]. metes is at rank #10,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmet̪es].
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 10845, this pair ranks #297,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meses vs metes
Shared letters: ems. Private to "meses": -. Private to "metes": t.
"meses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "metes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meses" for "metes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "meses" or "metes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "meses" and "metes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meses" and "metes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs metes". 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 #297,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.