Which to use
“murió” is a verb and “mutis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,176
- “murió” frequency rank
- #37,742
- “mutis” frequency rank
- 38918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | murió | mutis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de morir o de morirse. | Acción y efecto de salir de escena |
Where the eye mixes murió and mutis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between murió and mutis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: murió is [muˈɾjo] while mutis is [ˈmut̪is]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
murió is recorded at frequency rank #1,176, classified as averb, pronounced [muˈɾjo]. mutis is at rank #37,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmut̪is].
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 38918, this pair ranks #167,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of murió vs mutis
Shared letters: imu. Private to "murió": ró. Private to "mutis": st.
"murió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mutis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mutis ← mmutis · mtuis · muits · mutiss · mutsi · muttis · umtis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "murió" and "mutis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "murió" or "mutis"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "murió" and "mutis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "murió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "murió" and "mutis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantis vs mutis". 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 #167,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.