motosvsmutisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,325
“motos” frequency rank
#37,742
“mutis” frequency rank
47067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature motos mutis
Definition Forma del plural de moto. Acción y efecto de salir de escena

Where the eye mixes motos and mutis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. motos and mutis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
motos
5 ch
mutis

Look-alike desk: motos vs mutis

A purely visual mix-up. motos ([ˈmot̪os]) and mutis ([ˈmut̪is]) 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 47067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

motos is recorded at frequency rank #9,325, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmot̪os]. mutis is at rank #37,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmut̪is].

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 47067, this pair ranks #122,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of motos vs mutis

Shared letters: mst. Private to "motos": o. Private to "mutis": iu.

"motos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "mutis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • motos ← mmotos · moots · motoss · motso · mottos · mtoos · omtos
  • mutis ← mmutis · mtuis · muits · mutiss · mutsi · muttis · umtis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "motos" for "mutis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmot̪os] versus [ˈmut̪is]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "motos" vs "mutis" - which ranks higher?
"motos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,325 in our Spanish list, against #37,742 for "mutis". 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 "motos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mutis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #122,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "motos" and "mutis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantis vs mutis". 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 #122,133 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