Which to use
“metro” is a noun and “mutuo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,905
- “metro” frequency rank
- #9,158
- “mutuo” frequency rank
- 11063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metro | mutuo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unidad de longitud del Sistema Internacional de Unidades equivalente a la distancia recorrida por la luz en un tiempo de 1/299.792.458 de segundo. | Que se hace o posee de modo recíproco entre dos o más, en una relación de correspondencia de uno al otro. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set metro and mutuo apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
metro and mutuo form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metro is recorded at frequency rank #1,905, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmet̪ɾo]. mutuo is at rank #9,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmut̪wo].
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 11063, this pair ranks #296,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "metro" and "mutuo" be used interchangeably?
Remembering metro vs mutuo
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “metro”; for an adjective, it's “mutuo”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “metro” entry
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