Which to use
“mueves” and “muévete” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,845
- “mueves” frequency rank
- #46,680
- “muévete” frequency rank
- 75525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mueves | muévete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 mueves and muévete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mueves runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against muévete's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mueves vs muévete
A purely visual mix-up. mueves ([ˈmweβ̞es]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mueves is recorded at frequency rank #28,845, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞es]. 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 75525, this pair ranks #19,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mueves vs muévete
Shared letters: emuv. Private to "mueves": s. Private to "muévete": té.
"mueves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "muévete" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mueves ← meuves · mmueves · muebes · mueevs · muevess · muevse · muevves · muvees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mueves" for "muévete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mueves" or "muévete"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mueves" 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 #19,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mueves" 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 #19,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.