Which to use
“muelas” and “mulas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,758
- “muelas” frequency rank
- #24,240
- “mulas” frequency rank
- 45998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muelas | mulas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de muela. | Forma del plural de mula. |
Where the eye mixes muelas and mulas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. muelas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against mulas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between muelas and mulas
A purely visual mix-up. muelas ([ˈmwelas]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muelas is recorded at frequency rank #21,758, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmwelas]. 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 45998, this pair ranks #128,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muelas vs mulas
Shared letters: almsu. Private to "muelas": e. Private to "mulas": -.
"muelas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mulas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "muelas" for "mulas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "muelas" or "mulas"?
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 "muelas" 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 #128,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muelas" 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 #128,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.