Which to use
“muerde” and “mueres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,909
- “muerde” frequency rank
- #13,963
- “mueres” frequency rank
- 30872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muerde | mueres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de morder. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de morir o de morirse. |
Where the eye mixes muerde and mueres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. muerde (CVVCCV) and mueres (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: muerde vs mueres
A purely visual mix-up. muerde ([ˈmweɾð̞e]) and mueres ([ˈmweɾes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muerde is recorded at frequency rank #16,909, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾð̞e]. mueres is at rank #13,963, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾes].
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 30872, this pair ranks #209,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muerde vs mueres
Shared letters: emru. Private to "muerde": d. Private to "mueres": s.
"muerde" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "mueres" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "muerde" for "mueres" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "muerde" or "mueres" 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 "muerde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mueres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muerde" and "mueres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muerde vs murder". 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 #209,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.