Which to use
“mueve” and “muévete” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,429
- “mueve” frequency rank
- #46,680
- “muévete” frequency rank
- 50109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mueve | muévete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mover. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de moverse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes mueve and muévete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mueve runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against muévete's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mueve vs muévete
A purely visual mix-up. mueve ([ˈmweβ̞e]) and muévete ([ˈmweβ̞et̪e]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mueve is recorded at frequency rank #3,429, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞e]. 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 50109, this pair ranks #105,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mueve vs muévete
Shared letters: emuv. Private to "mueve": -. Private to "muévete": té.
"mueve" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "muévete" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mueve ← meuve · mmueve · muebe · mueev · muevve · muvee · umeve
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mueve" for "muévete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mueve" or "muévete"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mueve" 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 #105,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mueve" 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 #105,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.