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“moje” and “muse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,672
“moje” frequency rank
#35,639
“muse” frequency rank
82311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moje muse
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mojar o de mojarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de musar.

Where the eye mixes moje and muse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. moje and muse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
moje
4 ch
muse

Look-alike desk: moje vs muse

A purely visual mix-up. moje ([ˈmoxe]) and muse ([ˈmuse]) 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 82311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moje is recorded at frequency rank #46,672, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmoxe]. muse is at rank #35,639, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmuse].

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 82311, this pair ranks #9,373 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moje vs muse

Shared letters: em. Private to "moje": jo. Private to "muse": su.

"moje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "muse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moje ← mjoe · mmoje · moej · mojje · omje
  • muse ← mmuse · msue · muce · mues · musse · umse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "moje" and "muse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoxe] versus [ˈmuse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "moje" or "muse"?
"muse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,639 in our Spanish list, against #46,672 for "moje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "moje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "muse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,373 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moje" and "muse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moje vs mop". 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 #9,373 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list