Which to use
“muerte” is a noun and “muévete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #305
- “muerte” frequency rank
- #46,680
- “muévete” frequency rank
- 46985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muerte | muévete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fin de la vida, en especial de una persona | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de moverse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes muerte and muévete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. muerte runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against muévete's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses muerte with muévete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: muerte is [ˈmweɾt̪e] while muévete is [ˈmweβ̞et̪e]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muerte is recorded at frequency rank #305, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmweɾt̪e]. muévete is at rank #46,680, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞et̪e].
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 46985, this pair ranks #122,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muerte vs muévete
Shared letters: emtu. Private to "muerte": r. Private to "muévete": vé.
"muerte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "muévete" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- muerte ← meurte · mmuerte · mueret · muerrte · muertte · muetre · murete · umerte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "muerte" and "muévete" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "muerte" vs "muévete" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "muerte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muévete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muerte" and "muévete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "métete 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 #122,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.