Which to use
“meten” is a verb and “mote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,024
- “meten” frequency rank
- #27,313
- “mote” frequency rank
- 35337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meten | mote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de meter. | Sobrenombre que se le da a una persona, ya sea de forma despectiva o familiar, que deriva de una cualidad (atributo o defecto) física o psíquica, o una circunstancia. |
Where the eye mixes meten and mote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meten and mote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meten is [ˈmet̪ẽn] while mote is [ˈmot̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meten is recorded at frequency rank #8,024, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmet̪ẽn]. mote is at rank #27,313, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmot̪e].
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 35337, this pair ranks #186,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meten vs mote
Shared letters: emt. Private to "meten": n. Private to "mote": o.
"meten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meten" and "mote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "meten" vs "mote" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "meten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meten" and "mote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "month vs mote". 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 #186,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.