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“metan” and “muevan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,425
- “metan” frequency rank
- #26,155
- “muevan” frequency rank
- 38580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metan | muevan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de meter o de meterse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes metan and muevan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: metan vs muevan
A purely visual mix-up. metan ([ˈmet̪ãn]) and muevan ([ˈmweβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38580, 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]. muevan is at rank #26,155, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞ãn].
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 38580, this pair ranks #169,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metan vs muevan
Shared letters: aemn. Private to "metan": t. Private to "muevan": uv.
"metan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "muevan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "metan" and "muevan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "metan" or "muevan" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "metan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muevan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metan" and "muevan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudan vs muevan". 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 #169,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.