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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mudan" and "mudar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mudan" vs "mudar" - which ranks higher?
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.