mudévsmuereWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,724
“mudé” frequency rank
#2,460
“muere” frequency rank
28184
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mudé muere
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 morir o de morirse.

Where the eye mixes mudé and muere

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mudé runs 4 letters (CVCV) against muere's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
mudé
5 ch
muere

Why the eye confuses mudé with muere

A purely visual mix-up. mudé ([muˈð̞e]) and muere ([ˈmweɾe]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28184, 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]. muere is at rank #2,460, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾe].

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 28184, this pair ranks #223,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mudé vs muere

Shared letters: mu. Private to "mudé": dé. Private to "muere": er.

"mudé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "muere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • muere ← meure · mmuere · mueer · muerre · muree · umere

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mudé" for "muere" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([muˈð̞e] versus [ˈmweɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mudé" or "muere"?
"muere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,460 in our Spanish list, against #25,724 for "mudé". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "muere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #223,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mudé" and "muere" 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 #223,213 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