# mandar vs mudar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mandar
*verb · IPA [mãn̪ˈd̪aɾ] · frequency rank #2,996*
Dar órdenes a un subalterno o súbdito.

### mudar
*verb · IPA [muˈð̞aɾ] · frequency rank #16,160*
Dar o tomar otro ser o naturaleza, otro estado, figura, lugar, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/mandar-vs-mudar