Which to use
“metano” and “metas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,398
- “metano” frequency rank
- #6,791
- “metas” frequency rank
- 32189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metano | metas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | substância cujas moléculas são formadas por um átomo de carbono ligado a quatro de hidrogênio; tem fórmula CH₄ | plural de meta |
Where the eye mixes metano and metas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. metano runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against metas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between metano and metas
A purely visual mix-up. metano (/me.ˈtã.nu/) and metas (/ˈmɛ.tɐs/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metano is recorded at frequency rank #25,398, classified as anoun, pronounced /me.ˈtã.nu/. 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 32189, this pair ranks #35,702 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of metano vs metas
Shared letters: aemt. Private to "metano": no. Private to "metas": s.
"metano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "metas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "metano" and "metas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "metano" or "metas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "metano" and "metas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "metano" 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 #35,702 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metano" and "metas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melado vs metano". 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 #35,702 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.