Which to use
“mudo” and “mudos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,713
- “mudo” frequency rank
- #35,151
- “mudos” frequency rank
- 45864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mudo | mudos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no habla o que no puede hablar, de manera permanente o temporal. | Forma del plural masculino de mudo. |
Where the eye mixes mudo and mudos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mudo and mudos
A purely visual mix-up. mudo ([ˈmuð̞o]) and mudos ([ˈmuð̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “mudo” sits inside “mudos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mudo is recorded at frequency rank #10,713, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuð̞o]. 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 45864, this pair ranks #129,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mudo vs mudos
Shared letters: dmou. Private to "mudo": -. Private to "mudos": s.
"mudo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mudos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mudo" and "mudos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mudo" vs "mudos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mudo" 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 #129,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mudo" 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 #129,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.