Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mueres" and "mueves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mueres" or "mueves"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.