Which to use
“metía” is a verb and “mutis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,897
- “metía” frequency rank
- #37,742
- “mutis” frequency rank
- 56639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metía | mutis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de meter o de meterse. | Acción y efecto de salir de escena |
Where the eye mixes metía and mutis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. metía (CVCVV) and mutis (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between metía and mutis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: metía is [meˈt̪ia] while mutis is [ˈmut̪is]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56639, 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]. mutis is at rank #37,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmut̪is].
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 56639, this pair ranks #73,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of metía vs mutis
Shared letters: mt. Private to "metía": aeí. Private to "mutis": isu.
"metía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mutis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mutis ← mmutis · mtuis · muits · mutiss · mutsi · muttis · umtis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "metía" and "mutis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "metía" or "mutis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "metía" and "mutis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "metía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metía" and "mutis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantis vs mutis". 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 #73,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.