# mu vs mute

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mu
*noun · IPA [ˈmu] · frequency rank #9,685*
Onomatopeya del mugido o bramido de un bovino.

### mute
*verb · IPA [ˈmut̪e] · frequency rank #44,883*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mutar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/mu-vs-mute