Which to use
“mudé” and “muerde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,724
- “mudé” frequency rank
- #16,909
- “muerde” frequency rank
- 42633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mudé | muerde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mudar o de mudarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de morder. |
Where the eye mixes mudé and muerde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mudé runs 4 letters (CVCV) against muerde's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mudé and muerde
A purely visual mix-up. mudé ([muˈð̞e]) and muerde ([ˈmweɾð̞e]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42633, 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]. muerde is at rank #16,909, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾð̞e].
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 42633, this pair ranks #147,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mudé vs muerde
Shared letters: dmu. Private to "mudé": é. Private to "muerde": er.
"mudé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "muerde" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- muerde ← meurde · mmuerde · muedre · muerdde · muered · muerrde · murede · umerde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mudé" and "muerde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mudé" vs "muerde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "muerde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mudé" and "muerde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudé vs murder". 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 #147,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.