mueresvsmujeresTell them apart

Quick tell: mueres is a verb, mujeres is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mueres” is a verb and “mujeres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,963
“mueres” frequency rank
#248
“mujeres” frequency rank
14211
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mueres mujeres
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de morir o de morirse. Forma del plural de mujer.

Where the eye mixes mueres and mujeres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
mueres
7 ch
mujeres

Why the eye confuses mueres with mujeres

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mueres is [ˈmweɾes] while mujeres is [muˈxeɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14211, 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]. mujeres is at rank #248, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muˈxeɾes].

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 14211, this pair ranks #285,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mueres vs mujeres

Shared letters: emrsu. Private to "mueres": -. Private to "mujeres": j.

"mueres" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "mujeres" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mueresmeures · mmueres · mueers · mueress · muerres · muerse · murees · umeres
  • mujeresmjueres · mmujeres · muejres · mujeers · mujeress · mujerres · mujerse · mujjeres

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mueres" and "mujeres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mueres" is a verb and "mujeres" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mueres" or "mujeres"?
"mujeres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #248 in our Spanish list, against #13,963 for "mueres". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "mueres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mujeres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mueres" and "mujeres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muerdo vs mueres". 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 #285,007 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