Which to use
“meter” is a verb and “metro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,705
- “meter” frequency rank
- #4,246
- “metro” frequency rank
- 7951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meter | metro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | introduzir; fazer entrar | medida que regula a quantidade de sílabas de cada verso |
Where the eye mixes meter and metro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: meter vs metro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meter is /mɨ.ˈteɾ/ while metro is /ˈmɛ.tɾu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meter is recorded at frequency rank #3,705, classified as averb, pronounced /mɨ.ˈteɾ/. metro is at rank #4,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛ.tɾu/.
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 7951, this pair ranks #66,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meter vs metro
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "meter": -. Private to "metro": o.
"meter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "metro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meter" and "metro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meter" vs "metro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meter" and "metro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meter" and "metro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "metro vs muto". 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 #66,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.