Which to use
“moved” and “muted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,053
- “moved” frequency rank
- #16,759
- “muted” frequency rank
- 17812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moved | muted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emotionally affected; touched. | Not expressed strongly or openly; subdued and understated |
Letter map: moved vs muted
Shared letters muted; letters that set moved and muted apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on moved vs muted
moved and muted are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moved is recorded at frequency rank #1,053, classified as anadj, pronounced /muːvd/. muted is at rank #16,759, tagged as anadj.
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 17812, this pair ranks #448,956 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of moved vs muted
Shared letters: dem. Private to "moved": ov. Private to "muted": tu.
"moved" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "muted" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moved" and "muted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "moved" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #448,956 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moved" and "muted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudd vs muted". 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 #448,956 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.