mudanvsmudarConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,175
“mudan” frequency rank
#16,160
“mudar” frequency rank
52335
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mudan mudar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mudar o de mudarse. Dar o tomar otro ser o naturaleza, otro estado, figura, lugar, etc.

Where the eye mixes mudan and mudar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
mudan
5 ch
mudar

Why the eye confuses mudan with mudar

A purely visual mix-up. mudan ([ˈmuð̞ãn]) and mudar ([muˈð̞aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “mudan” becomes r in “mudar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mudan is recorded at frequency rank #36,175, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmuð̞ãn]. mudar is at rank #16,160, tagged as averb, pronounced [muˈð̞aɾ].

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 52335, this pair ranks #93,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mudan vs mudar

Shared letters: admu. Private to "mudan": n. Private to "mudar": r.

"mudan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "mudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mudanmduan · mmudan · muadn · mudann · muddan · mudna · umdan
  • mudarmduar · mmudar · muadr · mudarr · muddar · mudra · umdar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mudan" and "mudar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmuð̞ãn] versus [muˈð̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mudan" vs "mudar" - which ranks higher?
"mudar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,160 in our Spanish list, against #36,175 for "mudan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "mudan" and "mudar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mudan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mudar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #93,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mudan" and "mudar" 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 #93,212 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