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“mutante” and “mutantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,873
- “mutante” frequency rank
- #21,759
- “mutantes” frequency rank
- 45632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mutante | mutantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que muta. | Forma del plural de mutante. |
Where the eye mixes mutante and mutantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mutante runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against mutantes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mutante vs mutantes
A purely visual mix-up. mutante ([muˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]) and mutantes ([muˈt̪ãn̪t̪es]) 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) - “mutante” sits inside “mutantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mutante is recorded at frequency rank #23,873, classified as anadj, pronounced [muˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. mutantes is at rank #21,759, tagged as anadj, pronounced [muˈt̪ãn̪t̪es].
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 45632, this pair ranks #130,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mutante vs mutantes
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "mutante": -. Private to "mutantes": s.
"mutante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mutantes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mutante" and "mutantes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mutante" or "mutantes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mutante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mutante" and "mutantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mataste vs mutante". 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 #130,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.