mutisvsmutuasConfusable pair

Quick tell: mutis is a noun, mutuas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mutis” is a noun and “mutuas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,742
“mutis” frequency rank
#34,226
“mutuas” frequency rank
71968
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mutis mutuas
Definition Acción y efecto de salir de escena Forma del femenino plural de mutuo.

Where the eye mixes mutis and mutuas

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

5 ch
mutis
6 ch
mutuas

Look-alike desk: mutis vs mutuas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mutis is [ˈmut̪is] while mutuas is [ˈmut̪was]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mutis is recorded at frequency rank #37,742, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmut̪is]. mutuas is at rank #34,226, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmut̪was].

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 71968, this pair ranks #26,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mutis vs mutuas

Shared letters: mstu. Private to "mutis": i. Private to "mutuas": a.

"mutis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "mutuas" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mutismmutis · mtuis · muits · mutiss · mutsi · muttis · umtis
  • mutuasmmutuas · mtuuas · mutaus · muttuas · mutuass · mutusa · muutas · umtuas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mutis" and "mutuas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mutis" is a noun and "mutuas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mutis" or "mutuas"?
"mutuas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,226 in our Spanish list, against #37,742 for "mutis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mutis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mutuas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mutis" and "mutuas" 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 #26,365 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