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“mujer” and “mujeres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #217
- “mujer” frequency rank
- #248
- “mujeres” frequency rank
- 465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mujer | mujeres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ser humano de sexo femenino. | Forma del plural de mujer. |
Where the eye mixes mujer and mujeres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mujer and mujeres
A purely visual mix-up. mujer ([muˈxeɾ]) and mujeres ([muˈxeɾes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “mujer” sits inside “mujeres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mujer is recorded at frequency rank #217, classified as anoun, pronounced [muˈxeɾ]. mujeres is at rank #248, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muˈxeɾes].
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 465, this pair ranks #323,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mujer vs mujeres
Shared letters: ejmru. Private to "mujer": -. Private to "mujeres": s.
"mujer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mujeres" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mujer" and "mujeres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mujer" or "mujeres" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mujer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mujeres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mujer" and "mujeres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mujer vs murder". 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 #323,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.