Which to use
“muerden” and “muere” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,727
- “muerden” frequency rank
- #2,460
- “muere” frequency rank
- 36187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muerden | muere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de morder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de morir o de morirse. |
Where the eye mixes muerden and muere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. muerden runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against muere's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses muerden with muere
A purely visual mix-up. muerden ([ˈmweɾð̞ẽn]) and muere ([ˈmweɾe]) 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 36187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muerden is recorded at frequency rank #33,727, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾð̞ẽn]. muere is at rank #2,460, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾe].
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 36187, this pair ranks #181,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muerden vs muere
Shared letters: emru. Private to "muerden": dn. Private to "muere": -.
"muerden" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "muere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "muerden" and "muere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "muerden" or "muere"?
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 "muerden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muerden" and "muere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muerden 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 #181,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.