muy

[ˈmuj]

/[ˈmuj]/ adv

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The verdict

“muy” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #46 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.

#46
frequency rank, Spanish
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expresa grado intenso, extenso o de abundancia de la característica del adjetivo o adverbio al que precede y es caracterizado como un adverbio de cantidad o modo..

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

muy vs my
67% similar
muy vs m
33% similar
muy vs mi
33% similar

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

Key facts for muy
PropertyValue
Headwordmuy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈmuj]
Letters3
Frequency rank#46
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muy” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). muy lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for muy is 3 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmuj]. Corpus data places it at rank #46 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Expresa grado intenso, extenso o de abundancia de la característica del adjetivo o adverbio al que precede y es caracterizado como un adverbio de cantidad o modo..".

muy has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "m", "mi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is muy, spelled M-U-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresa grado intenso, extenso o de abundancia de la característica del adjetivo o adverbio al que precede y es caracterizado como un adverbio de cantidad o modo..

Synonyms

-ísimoextremadamentemogollón deun taco deque te cagas

This word in other languages

very(English)très(Français)sehr(Deutsch)muito(Português)

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 "muy"?
"muy" is spelled M-U-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmuj].
What does "muy" mean?
As an adverb, "muy" means: Expresa grado intenso, extenso o de abundancia de la característica del adjetivo o adverbio al que precede y es caracterizado como un adverbio de cantidad o modo..
What words are commonly confused with "muy"?
"muy" is commonly confused with "my", "m", "mi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muy" is [ˈmuj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muy" come from?
"muy" 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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Using “muy”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmuj] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “my” - see the side-by-side comparison. muy vs my
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list