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“malos” and “mudos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,121
- “malos” frequency rank
- #35,151
- “mudos” frequency rank
- 37272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malos | mudos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del masculino plural de malo o mal. | Forma del plural masculino de mudo. |
Where the eye mixes malos and mudos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: malos vs mudos
A purely visual mix-up. malos ([ˈmalos]) and mudos ([ˈmuð̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malos is recorded at frequency rank #2,121, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmalos]. mudos is at rank #35,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuð̞os].
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 37272, this pair ranks #176,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malos vs mudos
Shared letters: mos. Private to "malos": al. Private to "mudos": du.
"malos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mudos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malos" and "mudos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "malos" or "mudos" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "malos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mudos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malos" and "mudos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudamos vs mudos". 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 #176,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.