Which to use
“mudan” is a verb and “mulas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,175
- “mudan” frequency rank
- #24,240
- “mulas” frequency rank
- 60415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mudan | mulas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mudar o de mudarse. | Forma del plural de mula. |
Where the eye mixes mudan and mulas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mudan vs mulas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mudan is [ˈmuð̞ãn] while mulas is [ˈmulas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60415, 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]. mulas is at rank #24,240, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmulas].
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 60415, this pair ranks #59,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mudan vs mulas
Shared letters: amu. Private to "mudan": dn. Private to "mulas": ls.
"mudan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mulas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mudan" for "mulas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mudan" vs "mulas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mudan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mulas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mudan" and "mulas" 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 #59,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.