Which to use
“mueras” is a verb and “muertas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,908
- “mueras” frequency rank
- #8,554
- “muertas” frequency rank
- 27462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mueras | muertas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de morir o de morirse. | Forma del femenino plural de muerto. |
Where the eye mixes mueras and muertas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mueras runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against muertas's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mueras vs muertas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mueras is [ˈmweɾas] while muertas is [ˈmweɾt̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mueras is recorded at frequency rank #18,908, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾas]. muertas is at rank #8,554, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmweɾt̪as].
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 27462, this pair ranks #226,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mueras vs muertas
Shared letters: aemrsu. Private to "mueras": -. Private to "muertas": t.
"mueras" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "muertas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mueras" and "muertas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mueras" or "muertas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mueras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muertas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mueras" and "muertas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mueras 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 #226,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.