Which to use
“muevas” and “mueven” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,753
- “muevas” frequency rank
- #8,027
- “mueven” frequency rank
- 37780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muevas | mueven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mover. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes muevas and mueven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. muevas and mueven follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: muevas vs mueven
A purely visual mix-up. muevas ([ˈmweβ̞as]) and mueven ([ˈmweβ̞ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muevas is recorded at frequency rank #29,753, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞as]. mueven is at rank #8,027, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞ẽn].
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 37780, this pair ranks #173,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muevas vs mueven
Shared letters: emuv. Private to "muevas": as. Private to "mueven": n.
"muevas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mueven" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "muevas" for "mueven" ever safe?
Which is more common, "muevas" or "mueven"?
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 "muevas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mueven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muevas" and "mueven" 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 #173,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.