met vs my, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#23,499
“met” frequency rank: #3,065
“my” frequency rank: 26564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	met	my
Definition	Pero.	Mi, mío, de mí.

Where the eye mixes met and my

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch

met

2 ch

Why the eye confuses met with my

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: met is /ˈmɛtː/ while my is /maɪ̯/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (conjunction vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

met is recorded at frequency rank #23,499, classified as aconj, pronounced /ˈmɛtː/. my is at rank #3,065, tagged as anadj, pronounced /maɪ̯/.

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 26564, this pair ranks #231,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of met vs my

Shared letters: m. Private to "met": et. Private to "my": y.

"met" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "my" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "met" and "my" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "met" is a conjunction and "my" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "met" vs "my" - which ranks higher?

"my" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,065 in our Spanish list, against #23,499 for "met". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

Full dictionary entry for "met" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "my" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #231,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"met" and "my" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "met vs mur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #231,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.