Which to use
“muerda” is a verb and “muertas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,140
- “muerda” frequency rank
- #8,554
- “muertas” frequency rank
- 51694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muerda | muertas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de morder. | Forma del femenino plural de muerto. |
Where the eye mixes muerda and muertas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. muerda runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against muertas's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: muerda vs muertas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: muerda is [ˈmweɾð̞a] 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 51694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muerda is recorded at frequency rank #43,140, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾð̞a]. 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 51694, this pair ranks #96,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muerda vs muertas
Shared letters: aemru. Private to "muerda": d. Private to "muertas": st.
"muerda" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "muertas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "muerda" for "muertas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "muerda" or "muertas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "muerda" 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 #96,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muerda" and "muertas" 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 #96,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.