mujervsmurderConfusable pair

Which to use

“mujer” and “murder” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#217
“mujer” frequency rank
#49,814
“murder” frequency rank
50031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mujer murder
Definition Ser humano de sexo femenino. Asesinato.

Where the eye mixes mujer and murder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
mujer
6 ch
murder

Look-alike desk: mujer vs murder

A purely visual mix-up. mujer ([muˈxeɾ]) and murder (/ˈmɜː.də(ɹ)/) 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 50031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mujer is recorded at frequency rank #217, classified as anoun, pronounced [muˈxeɾ]. murder is at rank #49,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɜː.də(ɹ)/.

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 50031, this pair ranks #105,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mujer vs murder

Shared letters: emru. Private to "mujer": j. Private to "murder": d.

"mujer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "murder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mujermjuer · mmujer · muejr · mujerr · mujjer · mujre · umjer
  • murdermmurder · mruder · mudrer · murdder · murderr · murdre · muredr · murrder

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mujer" and "murder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([muˈxeɾ] versus /ˈmɜː.də(ɹ)/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mujer" vs "murder" - which ranks higher?
"mujer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #217 in our Spanish list, against #49,814 for "murder". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mujer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "murder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mujer" and "murder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muerden 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 #105,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list