Which to use
“mueren” and “muestren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,729
- “mueren” frequency rank
- #16,649
- “muestren” frequency rank
- 21378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mueren | muestren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de morir o de morirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes mueren and muestren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mueren runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against muestren's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mueren and muestren
A purely visual mix-up. mueren ([ˈmweɾẽn]) and muestren ([ˈmwest̪ɾẽn]) 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 21378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mueren is recorded at frequency rank #4,729, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾẽn]. muestren is at rank #16,649, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾẽn].
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 21378, this pair ranks #255,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mueren vs muestren
Shared letters: emnru. Private to "mueren": -. Private to "muestren": st.
"mueren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "muestren" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mueren" and "muestren" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mueren" or "muestren"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mueren" and "muestren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mueren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muestren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mueren" and "muestren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muestren vs muestres". 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 #255,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.