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

#12,644
“metida” frequency rank
#36,157
“metidas” frequency rank
48801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature metida metidas
Definition Forma del femenino de metido, participio de meter o de meterse. Forma del femenino plural de metido, participio de meter o de meterse.

Where the eye mixes metida and metidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. metida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against metidas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
metida
7 ch
metidas

Visual trap between metida and metidas

A purely visual mix-up. metida ([meˈt̪ið̞a]) and metidas ([meˈt̪ið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “metida” sits inside “metidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

metida is recorded at frequency rank #12,644, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [meˈt̪ið̞a]. metidas is at rank #36,157, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [meˈt̪ið̞as].

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 48801, this pair ranks #112,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of metida vs metidas

Shared letters: adeimt. Private to "metida": -. Private to "metidas": s.

"metida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "metidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • metida ← emtida · meitda · metdia · metiad · metidda · mettida · mmetida · mteida
  • metidas ← emtidas · meitdas · metdias · metiads · metidass · metiddas · metidsa · mettidas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "metida" and "metidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([meˈt̪ið̞a] versus [meˈt̪ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "metida" or "metidas"?
"metida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,644 in our Spanish list, against #36,157 for "metidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "metida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "metidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "metida" and "metidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "menudas vs metidas". 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 #112,453 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