Which to use
“muertas” is an adjective and “muevas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,554
- “muertas” frequency rank
- #29,753
- “muevas” frequency rank
- 38307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muertas | muevas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de muerto. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes muertas and muevas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. muertas runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against muevas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between muertas and muevas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: muertas is [ˈmweɾt̪as] while muevas is [ˈmweβ̞as]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muertas is recorded at frequency rank #8,554, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmweɾt̪as]. muevas is at rank #29,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞as].
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 38307, this pair ranks #170,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muertas vs muevas
Shared letters: aemsu. Private to "muertas": rt. Private to "muevas": v.
"muertas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "muevas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "muertas" for "muevas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "muertas" or "muevas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "muertas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muevas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muertas" and "muevas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muevas vs mutuas". 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 #170,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.