morevsmuteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#7,463
“more” frequency rank
#44,883
“mute” frequency rank
52346
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature more mute
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de morar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mutar.

Where the eye mixes more and mute

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. more 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
more
4 ch
mute

Why the eye confuses more with mute

A purely visual mix-up. more ([ˈmoɾe]) 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 52346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

more is recorded at frequency rank #7,463, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmoɾe]. 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 52346, this pair ranks #93,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of more vs mute

Shared letters: em. Private to "more": or. Private to "mute": tu.

"more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • more ← mmore · moer · morre · mroe · omre
  • mute ← mmute · mtue · muet · mutte · umte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "more" and "mute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoɾe] versus [ˈmut̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "more" vs "mute" - which ranks higher?
"more" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,463 in our Spanish list, against #44,883 for "mute". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "more" 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 #93,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "more" 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 #93,154 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