Which to use
“metían” is a verb and “motion” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,394
- “metían” frequency rank
- #27,693
- “motion” frequency rank
- 68087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metían | motion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de meter o de meterse. | Ejercicio físico. |
Where the eye mixes metían and motion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: metían vs motion
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: metían is [meˈt̪iãn] while motion is [mʊtˈɧɯːn]. 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 68087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metían is recorded at frequency rank #40,394, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪iãn]. motion is at rank #27,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mʊtˈɧɯːn].
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 68087, this pair ranks #35,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of metían vs motion
Shared letters: mnt. Private to "metían": aeí. Private to "motion": io.
"metían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "motion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- motion ← mmotion · moiton · motino · motionn · motoin · mottion · mtoion · omtion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "metían" for "motion" ever safe?
Frequency check: "metían" vs "motion" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "metían" and "motion" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "metían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metían" and "motion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medial vs metían". 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 #35,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.