merasvsmuevasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: meras is a adjective, muevas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“meras” is an adjective and “muevas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,840
“meras” frequency rank
#29,753
“muevas” frequency rank
58593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meras muevas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de mero₂. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mover.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set meras and muevas apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
meras
6 ch
muevas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meras is [ˈmeɾas] while muevas is [ˈmweβ̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meras is recorded at frequency rank #28,840, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeɾas]. muevas is at rank #29,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞as].

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 58593, this pair ranks #65,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of meras vs muevas

Shared letters: aems. Private to "meras": r. Private to "muevas": uv.

"meras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "muevas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • merasemras · mears · merass · merras · mersa · mmeras · mreas
  • muevasmeuvas · mmuevas · mueavs · muebas · muevass · muevsa · muevvas · muveas

Frequency comparison

meras#28,840
muevas#29,753

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "meras" and "muevas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "meras" is an adjective and "muevas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "meras" or "muevas"?
"meras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,840 in our Spanish list, against #29,753 for "muevas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering meras vs muevas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “meras”; for a verb, it's “muevas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “meras” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list