Which to use
“metales” and “mitades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,879
- “metales” frequency rank
- #28,076
- “mitades” frequency rank
- 35955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metales | mitades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de metal. | Forma del plural de mitad. |
Where the eye mixes metales and mitades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. metales and mitades follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: metales vs mitades
A purely visual mix-up. metales ([meˈt̪ales]) and mitades ([miˈt̪að̞es]) 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 35955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metales is recorded at frequency rank #7,879, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈt̪ales]. mitades is at rank #28,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈt̪að̞es].
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 35955, this pair ranks #183,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metales vs mitades
Shared letters: aemst. Private to "metales": l. Private to "mitades": di.
"metales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mitades" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "metales" and "mitades" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "metales" vs "mitades" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "metales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mitades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metales" and "mitades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "milanés vs mitades". 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 #183,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.