muela

[ˈmwela]

/[ˈmwela]/ noun

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The verdict

“muela” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,412. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,412
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disco de piedra que girando sobre otro o sobre la solera, muele lo que se interpone entre ambas piedras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-muela · muela · Spanish

muela · rank #21,412 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,412
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH morimos

Nearest frequency peer: morimos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “muela”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “muela” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

muela vs musa
60% similar
muela vs mula
80% similar
muela vs muere
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for muela
PropertyValue
Headwordmuela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmwela]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,412
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “muela”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).muelacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “morimos” (#21,411), “multiplicado” (#21,413), “molotov” (#21,410). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “muela” va en #21,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around muela (IPA [ˈmwela]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,412 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for muela, with forms such as "meula", "mmuela", and "mueal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "musa", "mula", "muere", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is muela, spelled M-U-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disco de piedra que girando sobre otro o sobre la solera, muele lo que se interpone entre ambas piedras.
  2. 2
    Piedra de asperón en forma de disco, que, al hacerla girar, se usa para afilar cualquier clase de herramientas.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los dientes que van detras de los caninos y premolares, cuya función es moler los alimentos masticados.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • meula
  • mmuela
  • mueal
  • muella
  • mulea
  • umela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of muela - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

meula2mmuela1mueal2muella1mulea2umela2
Edit distance from "muela"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "muela"?
"muela" is spelled M-U-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmwela].
What does "muela" mean?
As a noun, "muela" means: Disco de piedra que girando sobre otro o sobre la solera, muele lo que se interpone entre ambas piedras.
What words are commonly confused with "muela"?
"muela" is commonly confused with "musa", "mula", "muere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muela" is [ˈmwela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muela" come from?
"muela" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "muela", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Naomi#21,416pario#21,428mambo#21,395mamar#21,394

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

poros6 variantskung6 variantsPrada6 variantshueca6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list