Which to use
“muses” and “muster” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,576
- “muses” frequency rank
- #16,757
- “muster” frequency rank
- 44333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muses | muster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of muse | A gathering. |
Where the eye mixes muses and muster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: muses vs muster
A purely visual mix-up. muses (/mjuːzɪz/) and muster (/ˈmʌs.tə/) 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 44333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muses is recorded at frequency rank #27,576, classified as anoun, pronounced /mjuːzɪz/. muster is at rank #16,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmʌs.tə/.
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 44333, this pair ranks #231,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muses vs muster
Shared letters: emsu. Private to "muses": -. Private to "muster": rt.
"muses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "muster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "muses" and "muster" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "muses" or "muster"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "muses" and "muster" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "muses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muses" and "muster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miser vs muses". 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 #231,620 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.