# must vs mute

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### must
*verb · IPA /ˈmʌst/ · frequency rank #23,144*
Deber, tener que.

### mute
*verb · IPA [ˈmut̪e] · frequency rank #44,883*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mutar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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