Which to use
“mides” is a verb and “mudas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,244
- “mides” frequency rank
- #28,085
- “mudas” frequency rank
- 66329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mides | mudas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse. | Forma del femenino plural de mudo. |
Where the eye mixes mides and mudas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mides and mudas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mides with mudas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mides is [ˈmið̞es] while mudas is [ˈmuð̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mides is recorded at frequency rank #38,244, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmið̞es]. mudas is at rank #28,085, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuð̞as].
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 66329, this pair ranks #40,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mides vs mudas
Shared letters: dms. Private to "mides": ei. Private to "mudas": au.
"mides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mudas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mides" and "mudas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mides" vs "mudas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mudas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mides" and "mudas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs mides". 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 #40,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.