Which to use
“metais” and “metas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,788
- “metais” frequency rank
- #6,791
- “metas” frequency rank
- 15579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metais | metas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumentos musicais de latão, e que geralmente compõem uma orquestra | plural de meta |
Letter map: metais vs metas
Shared letters muted; letters that set metais and metas apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. metais runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against metas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: metais and metas
metais and metas are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metais is recorded at frequency rank #8,788, classified as anoun. metas is at rank #6,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.tɐs/.
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 15579, this pair ranks #56,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metais vs metas
Shared letters: aemst. Private to "metais": i. Private to "metas": -.
"metais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "metas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "metais" for "metas" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "metais" or "metas" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "metais" and "metas".
- Full dictionary entry for "metais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metais" and "metas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mens vs metas". 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 #56,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.