Which to use
“metimos” and “metió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,295
- “metimos” frequency rank
- #5,534
- “metió” frequency rank
- 34829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metimos | metió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de meter o de meterse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de meter o de meterse. |
Where the eye mixes metimos and metió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. metimos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against metió's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses metimos with metió
A purely visual mix-up. metimos ([meˈt̪imos]) and metió ([meˈt̪jo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metimos is recorded at frequency rank #29,295, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪imos]. metió is at rank #5,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈt̪jo].
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 34829, this pair ranks #189,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metimos vs metió
Shared letters: eimt. Private to "metimos": os. Private to "metió": ó.
"metimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "metió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- metimos ← emtimos · meitmos · metimmos · metimoss · metimso · metioms · metmios · mettimos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "metimos" for "metió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "metimos" vs "metió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "metimos" and "metió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "metimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metimos" and "metió" 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 #189,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.