Which to use
“metidos” is a participle and “metimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,176
- “metidos” frequency rank
- #29,295
- “metimos” frequency rank
- 48471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metidos | metimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de metido, participio de meter o de meterse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de meter o de meterse. |
Where the eye mixes metidos and metimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. metidos and metimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses metidos with metimos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: metidos is [meˈt̪ið̞os] while metimos is [meˈt̪imos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “metidos” becomes m in “metimos”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metidos is recorded at frequency rank #19,176, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [meˈt̪ið̞os]. metimos is at rank #29,295, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪imos].
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 48471, this pair ranks #114,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metidos vs metimos
Shared letters: eimost. Private to "metidos": d. Private to "metimos": -.
"metidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "metimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "metidos" and "metimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "metidos" vs "metimos" - 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 "metidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metidos" and "metimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medimos vs metimos". 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 #114,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.