Which to use
“mete” and “miré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,923
- “mete” frequency rank
- #10,887
- “miré” frequency rank
- 15810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mete | miré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de meter o de meterse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes mete and miré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mete vs miré
A purely visual mix-up. mete ([ˈmet̪e]) and miré ([miˈɾe]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mete is recorded at frequency rank #4,923, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmet̪e]. miré is at rank #10,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾe].
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 15810, this pair ranks #278,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mete vs miré
Shared letters: m. Private to "mete": et. Private to "miré": iré.
"mete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mete ← emte · mette · mmete · mtee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mete" and "miré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mete" vs "miré" - 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 "mete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mete" and "miré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miré vs mur". 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 #278,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.