Which to use
“metemos” and “movemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,495
- “metemos” frequency rank
- #27,315
- “movemos” frequency rank
- 46810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metemos | movemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de meter o de meterse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes metemos and movemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. metemos and movemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: metemos vs movemos
A purely visual mix-up. metemos ([meˈt̪emos]) and movemos ([moˈβ̞emos]) 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 46810, 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]. movemos is at rank #27,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [moˈβ̞emos].
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 46810, this pair ranks #123,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metemos vs movemos
Shared letters: emos. Private to "metemos": t. Private to "movemos": v.
"metemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "movemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "metemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "movemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metemos" and "movemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medimos vs metemos". 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 #123,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.