Which to use
“mutual” and “mutuos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,160
- “mutual” frequency rank
- #32,304
- “mutuos” frequency rank
- 62464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mutual | mutuos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se hace o posee de modo recíproco entre dos o más, en una relación de correspondencia de uno al otro. | Forma del plural de mutuo (recíproco). |
Where the eye mixes mutual and mutuos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mutual and mutuos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mutual with mutuos
A purely visual mix-up. mutual ([muˈt̪wal]) and mutuos ([ˈmut̪wos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mutual is recorded at frequency rank #30,160, classified as anadj, pronounced [muˈt̪wal]. mutuos is at rank #32,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmut̪wos].
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 62464, this pair ranks #51,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mutual vs mutuos
Shared letters: mtu. Private to "mutual": al. Private to "mutuos": os.
"mutual" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "mutuos" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mutual" for "mutuos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mutual" or "mutuos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mutual" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutuos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mutual" and "mutuos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mutis vs mutuos". 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 #51,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.