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Which to use

“mutuas” and “mutuo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,226
“mutuas” frequency rank
#9,158
“mutuo” frequency rank
43384
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mutuas mutuo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de mutuo. Que se hace o posee de modo recíproco entre dos o más, en una relación de correspondencia de uno al otro.

Where the eye mixes mutuas and mutuo

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

6 ch
mutuas
5 ch
mutuo

Look-alike desk: mutuas vs mutuo

A purely visual mix-up. mutuas ([ˈmut̪was]) and mutuo ([ˈmut̪wo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mutuas is recorded at frequency rank #34,226, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmut̪was]. mutuo is at rank #9,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmut̪wo].

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 43384, this pair ranks #142,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mutuas vs mutuo

Shared letters: mtu. Private to "mutuas": as. Private to "mutuo": o.

"mutuas" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "mutuo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mutuasmmutuas · mtuuas · mutaus · muttuas · mutuass · mutusa · muutas · umtuas
  • mutuommutuo · mtuuo · mutou · muttuo · muuto · umtuo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mutuas" and "mutuo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmut̪was] versus [ˈmut̪wo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mutuas" or "mutuo" show up more?
"mutuo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,158 in our Spanish list, against #34,226 for "mutuas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mutuas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mutuo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mutuas" and "mutuo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mutis vs mutuas". 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 #142,938 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