Which to use
“mueren” and “mueves” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,729
- “mueren” frequency rank
- #28,845
- “mueves” frequency rank
- 33574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mueren | mueves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 mueren and mueves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mueren and mueves follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mueren and mueves
A purely visual mix-up. mueren ([ˈmweɾẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33574, 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]. 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 33574, this pair ranks #196,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mueren vs mueves
Shared letters: emu. Private to "mueren": nr. Private to "mueves": sv.
"mueren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mueves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mueren" and "mueves" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mueren" or "mueves"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mueren" and "mueves" 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 "mueves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mueren" 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 #196,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.