Which to use
“mueran” and “muevan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,010
- “mueran” frequency rank
- #26,155
- “muevan” frequency rank
- 38165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mueran | muevan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 subjuntivo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes mueran and muevan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mueran and muevan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mueran with muevan
A purely visual mix-up. mueran ([ˈmweɾãn]) and muevan ([ˈmweβ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - r in “mueran” becomes v in “muevan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38165, 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]. muevan is at rank #26,155, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞ãn].
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 38165, this pair ranks #171,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mueran vs muevan
Shared letters: aemnu. Private to "mueran": r. Private to "muevan": v.
"mueran" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "muevan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mueran" for "muevan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mueran" or "muevan" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mueran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muevan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mueran" and "muevan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudan vs muevan". 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 #171,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.