Which to use
“mudé” is a verb and “mudos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,724
- “mudé” frequency rank
- #35,151
- “mudos” frequency rank
- 60875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mudé | mudos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mudar o de mudarse. | Forma del plural masculino de mudo. |
Where the eye mixes mudé and mudos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mudé with mudos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mudé is [muˈð̞e] while mudos is [ˈmuð̞os]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mudé is recorded at frequency rank #25,724, classified as averb, pronounced [muˈð̞e]. mudos is at rank #35,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuð̞os].
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 60875, this pair ranks #57,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mudé vs mudos
Shared letters: dmu. Private to "mudé": é. Private to "mudos": os.
"mudé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mudos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mudos ← mduos · mmudos · muddos · mudoss · mudso · muods · umdos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mudé" for "mudos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mudé" vs "mudos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mudé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mudos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mudé" and "mudos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudamos vs mudos". 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 #57,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.