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“mula” and “mulas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,906
- “mula” frequency rank
- #24,240
- “mulas” frequency rank
- 40146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mula | mulas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intoxicación producido por la ingesta de alcohol, que provoca una alteración de la conciencia y de las facultades mentales y físicas. | Forma del plural de mula. |
Where the eye mixes mula and mulas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mula vs mulas
A purely visual mix-up. mula ([ˈmula]) and mulas ([ˈmulas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “mula” sits inside “mulas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mula is recorded at frequency rank #15,906, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmula]. mulas is at rank #24,240, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmulas].
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 40146, this pair ranks #160,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mula vs mulas
Shared letters: almu. Private to "mula": -. Private to "mulas": s.
"mula" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mulas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mula" and "mulas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mula" or "mulas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mula" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mulas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mula" and "mulas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mulas vs mulato". 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 #160,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.