Which to use
“mudas” is an adjective and “muevas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,085
- “mudas” frequency rank
- #29,753
- “muevas” frequency rank
- 57838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mudas | muevas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de mudo. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes mudas and muevas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mudas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against muevas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mudas with muevas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mudas is [ˈmuð̞as] while muevas is [ˈmweβ̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mudas is recorded at frequency rank #28,085, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuð̞as]. muevas is at rank #29,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞as].
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 57838, this pair ranks #68,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mudas vs muevas
Shared letters: amsu. Private to "mudas": d. Private to "muevas": ev.
"mudas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "muevas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mudas" for "muevas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mudas" or "muevas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mudas" and "muevas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mudas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muevas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mudas" and "muevas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs mudas". 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 #68,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.