Which to use
“metía” and “metido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,897
- “metía” frequency rank
- #4,725
- “metido” frequency rank
- 23622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metía | metido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de meter o de meterse. | Participio de meter o de meterse. |
Where the eye mixes metía and metido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses metía with metido
A purely visual mix-up. metía ([meˈt̪ia]) and metido ([meˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metía is recorded at frequency rank #18,897, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪ia]. metido is at rank #4,725, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪ið̞o].
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 23622, this pair ranks #244,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of metía vs metido
Shared letters: emt. Private to "metía": aí. Private to "metido": dio.
"metía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "metido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- metido ← emtido · meitdo · metdio · metiddo · metiod · mettido · mmetido · mteido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "metía" and "metido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "metía" or "metido"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "metía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metía" and "metido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medita vs metía". 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 #244,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.