Which to use
“mueves” and “muevo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,845
- “mueves” frequency rank
- #19,500
- “muevo” frequency rank
- 48345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mueves | muevo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de mover. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes mueves and muevo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mueves runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against muevo's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mueves and muevo
A purely visual mix-up. mueves ([ˈmweβ̞es]) and muevo ([ˈmweβ̞o]) 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 48345, 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]. muevo is at rank #19,500, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmweβ̞o].
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 48345, this pair ranks #115,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mueves vs muevo
Shared letters: emuv. Private to "mueves": s. Private to "muevo": o.
"mueves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "muevo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mueves" for "muevo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mueves" vs "muevo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mueves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muevo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mueves" and "muevo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mueves 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 #115,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.