Which to use
“mudo” and “mutuo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,713
- “mudo” frequency rank
- #9,158
- “mutuo” frequency rank
- 19871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mudo | mutuo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no habla o que no puede hablar, de manera permanente o temporal. | Que se hace o posee de modo recíproco entre dos o más, en una relación de correspondencia de uno al otro. |
Where the eye mixes mudo and mutuo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mudo and mutuo
A purely visual mix-up. mudo ([ˈmuð̞o]) and mutuo ([ˈmut̪wo]) 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 19871, 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]. mutuo is at rank #9,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmut̪wo].
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 19871, this pair ranks #261,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mudo vs mutuo
Shared letters: mou. Private to "mudo": d. Private to "mutuo": t.
"mudo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mutuo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mudo" for "mutuo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mudo" vs "mutuo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mudo" and "mutuo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mudo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutuo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mudo" and "mutuo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudo vs mur". 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 #261,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.