mudadovsmudaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,871
“mudado” frequency rank
#26,154
“mudaron” frequency rank
50025
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mudado mudaron
Definition Participio de mudar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mudar o de mudarse.

Where the eye mixes mudado and mudaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
mudado
7 ch
mudaron

Why the eye confuses mudado with mudaron

A purely visual mix-up. mudado ([muˈð̞að̞o]) and mudaron ([muˈð̞aɾõn]) 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 50025, 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]. mudaron is at rank #26,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [muˈð̞aɾõn].

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 50025, this pair ranks #105,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mudado vs mudaron

Shared letters: admou. Private to "mudado": -. Private to "mudaron": nr.

"mudado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "mudaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mudadomduado · mmudado · muaddo · mudaddo · mudaod · muddado · muddao · umdado
  • mudaronmduaron · mmudaron · muadron · mudaorn · mudarno · mudaronn · mudarron · muddaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mudado" for "mudaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([muˈð̞að̞o] versus [muˈð̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mudado" vs "mudaron" - which ranks higher?
"mudado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,871 in our Spanish list, against #26,154 for "mudaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mudado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mudaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mudado" and "mudaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudado vs mulato". 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 #105,530 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