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“mueres” and “mueves” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,963
“mueres” frequency rank
#28,845
“mueves” frequency rank
42808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mueres mueves
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de morir o de morirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de mover.

Where the eye mixes mueres and mueves

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mueres and mueves follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
mueres
6 ch
mueves

Why the eye confuses mueres with mueves

A purely visual mix-up. mueres ([ˈmweɾes]) 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 a single letter - r in “mueres” becomes v in “mueves”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mueres is recorded at frequency rank #13,963, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweɾes]. 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 42808, this pair ranks #146,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mueres vs mueves

Shared letters: emsu. Private to "mueres": r. Private to "mueves": v.

"mueres" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "mueves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mueresmeures · mmueres · mueers · mueress · muerres · muerse · murees · umeres
  • muevesmeuves · mmueves · muebes · mueevs · muevess · muevse · muevves · muvees

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mueres" and "mueves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmweɾes] versus [ˈmweβ̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mueres" or "mueves"?
"mueres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,963 in our Spanish list, against #28,845 for "mueves". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "mueres" 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 #146,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mueres" 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 #146,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list