Which to use
“mueran” and “muestran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,010
- “mueran” frequency rank
- #2,622
- “muestran” frequency rank
- 14632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mueran | muestran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de morir o de morirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes mueran and muestran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mueran and muestran
A purely visual mix-up. mueran ([ˈmweɾãn]) and muestran ([ˈmwest̪ɾãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mueran is recorded at frequency rank #12,010, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾãn]. muestran is at rank #2,622, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾãn].
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 14632, this pair ranks #283,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mueran vs muestran
Shared letters: aemnru. Private to "mueran": -. Private to "muestran": st.
"mueran" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "muestran" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mueran" and "muestran" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mueran" vs "muestran" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mueran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muestran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mueran" and "muestran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mueran 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 #283,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.