Which to use
“muela” and “mulas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,412
- “muela” frequency rank
- #24,240
- “mulas” frequency rank
- 45652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muela | mulas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Disco de piedra que girando sobre otro o sobre la solera, muele lo que se interpone entre ambas piedras. | Forma del plural de mula. |
Where the eye mixes muela and mulas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. muela (CVVCV) and mulas (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between muela and mulas
A purely visual mix-up. muela ([ˈmwela]) and mulas ([ˈmulas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muela is recorded at frequency rank #21,412, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmwela]. mulas is at rank #24,240, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmulas].
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 45652, this pair ranks #130,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muela vs mulas
Shared letters: almu. Private to "muela": e. Private to "mulas": s.
"muela" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mulas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "muela" for "mulas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "muela" or "mulas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "muela" and "mulas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "muela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mulas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muela" and "mulas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mulas vs mulato". 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 #130,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.