Which to use
“mudado” and “mudan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,871
- “mudado” frequency rank
- #36,175
- “mudan” frequency rank
- 60046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mudado | mudan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de mudar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mudar o de mudarse. |
Where the eye mixes mudado and mudan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mudado and mudan
A purely visual mix-up. mudado ([muˈð̞að̞o]) and mudan ([ˈmuð̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mudado is recorded at frequency rank #23,871, classified as averb, pronounced [muˈð̞að̞o]. mudan is at rank #36,175, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmuð̞ãn].
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 60046, this pair ranks #60,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mudado vs mudan
Shared letters: admu. Private to "mudado": o. Private to "mudan": n.
"mudado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mudan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mudado" and "mudan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mudado" vs "mudan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mudado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mudan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mudado" and "mudan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs mudan". 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 #60,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.