Which to use
“metemos” and “metimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,495
- “metemos” frequency rank
- #29,295
- “metimos” frequency rank
- 48790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metemos | metimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de meter o de meterse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de meter o de meterse. |
Where the eye mixes metemos and metimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. metemos and metimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between metemos and metimos
A purely visual mix-up. metemos ([meˈt̪emos]) and metimos ([meˈt̪imos]) 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 a single letter - e in “metemos” becomes i in “metimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metemos is recorded at frequency rank #19,495, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪emos]. metimos is at rank #29,295, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪imos].
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 48790, this pair ranks #112,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metemos vs metimos
Shared letters: emost. Private to "metemos": -. Private to "metimos": i.
"metemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "metimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "metemos" for "metimos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "metemos" vs "metimos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "metemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metemos" and "metimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medimos vs metimos". 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 #112,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.