Which to use
“mover” and “movió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,177
- “mover” frequency rank
- #13,096
- “movió” frequency rank
- 17273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mover | movió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cambiar algo de lugar o posición. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes mover and movió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mover and movió
A purely visual mix-up. mover ([moˈβ̞eɾ]) and movió ([moˈβ̞jo]) 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 17273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mover is recorded at frequency rank #4,177, classified as averb, pronounced [moˈβ̞eɾ]. movió is at rank #13,096, tagged as averb, pronounced [moˈβ̞jo].
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 17273, this pair ranks #272,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mover vs movió
Shared letters: mov. Private to "mover": er. Private to "movió": ió.
"mover" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "movió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mover ← mmover · mober · moevr · moverr · movre · movver · mvoer · omver
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mover" for "movió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mover" vs "movió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mover" and "movió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mover" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "movió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mover" and "movió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mosto vs movió". 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 #272,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.