Which to use
“metan” and “metía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,425
- “metan” frequency rank
- #18,897
- “metía” frequency rank
- 31322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metan | metía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de meter o de meterse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de meter o de meterse. |
Where the eye mixes metan and metía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: metan vs metía
A purely visual mix-up. metan ([ˈmet̪ãn]) and metía ([meˈt̪ia]) 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 31322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metan is recorded at frequency rank #12,425, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmet̪ãn]. metía is at rank #18,897, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪ia].
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 31322, this pair ranks #207,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metan vs metía
Shared letters: aemt. Private to "metan": n. Private to "metía": í.
"metan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "metía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- metan ← emtan · meatn · metann · metna · mettan · mmetan · mtean
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "metan" for "metía" ever safe?
Which is more common, "metan" or "metía"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "metan" and "metía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "metan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metan" and "metía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medita vs metía". 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 #207,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.