Which to use
“muerden” is a verb and “muerte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,727
- “muerden” frequency rank
- #305
- “muerte” frequency rank
- 34032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muerden | muerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de morder. | Fin de la vida, en especial de una persona |
Where the eye mixes muerden and muerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. muerden runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against muerte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: muerden vs muerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: muerden is [ˈmweɾð̞ẽn] while muerte is [ˈmweɾt̪e]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34032, 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]. muerte is at rank #305, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmweɾt̪e].
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 34032, this pair ranks #193,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muerden vs muerte
Shared letters: emru. Private to "muerden": dn. Private to "muerte": t.
"muerden" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "muerte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "muerden" and "muerte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "muerden" or "muerte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "muerden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muerden" and "muerte" 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 #193,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.