Which to use
“muela” and “muslo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,412
- “muela” frequency rank
- #21,078
- “muslo” frequency rank
- 42490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muela | muslo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Disco de piedra que girando sobre otro o sobre la solera, muele lo que se interpone entre ambas piedras. | Parte superior de la pierna, situada entre la cadera y la rodilla y en la que se encuentra el fémur. |
Where the eye mixes muela and muslo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. muela (CVVCV) and muslo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: muela vs muslo
A purely visual mix-up. muela ([ˈmwela]) and muslo ([ˈmuslo]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42490, 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]. muslo is at rank #21,078, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuslo].
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 42490, this pair ranks #147,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muela vs muslo
Shared letters: lmu. Private to "muela": ae. Private to "muslo": os.
"muela" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "muslo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "muela" and "muslo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "muela" vs "muslo" - 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 "muela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muslo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muela" and "muslo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mosto vs muslo". 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 #147,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.