Which to use
“muere” and “mueves” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,460
- “muere” frequency rank
- #28,845
- “mueves” frequency rank
- 31305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muere | mueves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de morir o de morirse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes muere and mueves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. muere runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against mueves's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses muere with mueves
A purely visual mix-up. muere ([ˈmweɾe]) and mueves ([ˈmweβ̞es]) 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 31305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muere is recorded at frequency rank #2,460, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾe]. mueves is at rank #28,845, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞es].
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 31305, this pair ranks #207,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muere vs mueves
Shared letters: emu. Private to "muere": r. Private to "mueves": sv.
"muere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mueves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "muere" and "mueves" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "muere" vs "mueves" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "muere" and "mueves" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "muere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mueves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muere" and "mueves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mueves vs muévete". 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 #207,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.