Which to use
“muerden” and “mueven” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,727
- “muerden” frequency rank
- #8,027
- “mueven” frequency rank
- 41754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muerden | mueven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de morder. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes muerden and mueven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. muerden runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against mueven's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses muerden with mueven
A purely visual mix-up. muerden ([ˈmweɾð̞ẽn]) and mueven ([ˈmweβ̞ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41754, 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]. mueven is at rank #8,027, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞ẽn].
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 41754, this pair ranks #151,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muerden vs mueven
Shared letters: emnu. Private to "muerden": dr. Private to "mueven": v.
"muerden" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "mueven" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "muerden" and "mueven" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "muerden" or "mueven" 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 "muerden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mueven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muerden" and "mueven" 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 #151,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.