mudaronvsmudarseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,154
“mudaron” frequency rank
#12,654
“mudarse” frequency rank
38808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mudaron mudarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mudar o de mudarse. Cambiar una persona su lugar de residencia.

Where the eye mixes mudaron and mudarse

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

7 ch
mudaron
7 ch
mudarse

Visual trap between mudaron and mudarse

A purely visual mix-up. mudaron ([muˈð̞aɾõn]) and mudarse ([muˈð̞aɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mudaron is recorded at frequency rank #26,154, classified as averb, pronounced [muˈð̞aɾõn]. mudarse is at rank #12,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [muˈð̞aɾse].

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 38808, this pair ranks #167,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mudaron vs mudarse

Shared letters: admru. Private to "mudaron": no. Private to "mudarse": es.

"mudaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "mudarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mudaronmduaron · mmudaron · muadron · mudaorn · mudarno · mudaronn · mudarron · muddaron
  • mudarsemduarse · mmudarse · muadrse · mudarce · mudares · mudarrse · mudarsse · mudasre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mudaron" and "mudarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([muˈð̞aɾõn] versus [muˈð̞aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mudaron" or "mudarse" show up more?
"mudarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,654 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mudaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mudarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #167,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mudaron" and "mudarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudamos vs mudaron". 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 #167,953 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