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“muera” and “muerda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,758
“muera” frequency rank
#43,140
“muerda” frequency rank
48898
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature muera muerda
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de morir o de morirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de morder.

Where the eye mixes muera and muerda

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
muera
6 ch
muerda

Look-alike desk: muera vs muerda

A purely visual mix-up. muera ([ˈmweɾa]) and muerda ([ˈmweɾð̞a]) 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 48898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

muera is recorded at frequency rank #5,758, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾa]. muerda is at rank #43,140, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾð̞a].

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 48898, this pair ranks #111,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of muera vs muerda

Shared letters: aemru. Private to "muera": -. Private to "muerda": d.

"muera" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "muerda" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • muerameura · mmuera · muear · muerra · murea · umera
  • muerdameurda · mmuerda · muedra · muerad · muerdda · muerrda · mureda · umerda

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "muera" for "muerda" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmweɾa] versus [ˈmweɾð̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "muera" vs "muerda" - which ranks higher?
"muera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,758 in our Spanish list, against #43,140 for "muerda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "muera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "muerda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "muera" and "muerda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muerda vs muerdo". 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 #111,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list