mojevsmuteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,672
“moje” frequency rank
#44,883
“mute” frequency rank
91555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moje mute
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 mutar.

Where the eye mixes moje and mute

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. moje and mute 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
mute

Look-alike desk: moje vs mute

A purely visual mix-up. moje ([ˈmoxe]) and mute ([ˈmut̪e]) 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 91555, 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]. mute is at rank #44,883, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmut̪e].

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 91555, this pair ranks #1,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moje vs mute

Shared letters: em. Private to "moje": jo. Private to "mute": tu.

"moje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moje ← mjoe · mmoje · moej · mojje · omje
  • mute ← mmute · mtue · muet · mutte · umte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "moje" and "mute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoxe] versus [ˈmut̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "moje" vs "mute" - which ranks higher?
"mute" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,883 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "moje" and "mute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moje" and "mute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mur vs mute". 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 #1,911 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