Which to use
“meterse” and “metes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,757
- “meterse” frequency rank
- #10,534
- “metes” frequency rank
- 18291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meterse | metes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meter (uso pronominal de ...) | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de meter o de meterse. |
Where the eye mixes meterse and metes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. meterse runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against metes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: meterse vs metes
A purely visual mix-up. meterse ([meˈt̪eɾse]) and metes ([ˈmet̪es]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meterse is recorded at frequency rank #7,757, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪eɾse]. metes is at rank #10,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmet̪es].
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 18291, this pair ranks #268,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meterse vs metes
Shared letters: emst. Private to "meterse": r. Private to "metes": -.
"meterse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "metes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meterse" and "metes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "meterse" vs "metes" - 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 "meterse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meterse" and "metes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs metes". 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 #268,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.