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“metería” and “meterse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,297
“metería” frequency rank
#7,757
“meterse” frequency rank
40054
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature metería meterse
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de meter o de meterse. Meter (uso pronominal de ...)

Where the eye mixes metería and meterse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
metería
7 ch
meterse

Look-alike desk: metería vs meterse

A purely visual mix-up. metería ([met̪eˈɾia]) and meterse ([meˈt̪eɾse]) 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 40054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

metería is recorded at frequency rank #32,297, classified as averb, pronounced [met̪eˈɾia]. meterse is at rank #7,757, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪eɾse].

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 40054, this pair ranks #161,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of metería vs meterse

Shared letters: emrt. Private to "metería": . Private to "meterse": s.

"metería" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "meterse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meterseemterse · meetrse · meterce · meteres · meterrse · metersse · metesre · metrese

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "metería" and "meterse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([met̪eˈɾia] versus [meˈt̪eɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "metería" or "meterse"?
"meterse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,757 in our Spanish list, against #32,297 for "metería". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "metería" and "meterse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "metería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "meterse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #161,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "metería" and "meterse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mentiría vs metería". 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 #161,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list