Which to use
“maleta” and “muletas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,173
- “maleta” frequency rank
- #32,768
- “muletas” frequency rank
- 42941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maleta | muletas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caja o recipiente, dotado de asas u otros medios de sujeción, empleada para transportar ropas y otros enseres en cierta cantidad durante un viaje. | Forma del plural de muleta. |
Where the eye mixes maleta and muletas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maleta runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against muletas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses maleta with muletas
A purely visual mix-up. maleta ([maˈlet̪a]) and muletas ([muˈlet̪as]) 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 42941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maleta is recorded at frequency rank #10,173, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈlet̪a]. muletas is at rank #32,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muˈlet̪as].
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 42941, this pair ranks #145,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maleta vs muletas
Shared letters: aelmt. Private to "maleta": -. Private to "muletas": su.
"maleta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "muletas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maleta" and "muletas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maleta" or "muletas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maleta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muletas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maleta" and "muletas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mulatos vs muletas". 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 #145,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.