mutuasvsmutuosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,226
“mutuas” frequency rank
#32,304
“mutuos” frequency rank
66530
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mutuas mutuos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de mutuo. Forma del plural de mutuo (recíproco).

Where the eye mixes mutuas and mutuos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mutuas and mutuos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
mutuas
6 ch
mutuos

Visual trap between mutuas and mutuos

A purely visual mix-up. mutuas ([ˈmut̪was]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “mutuas” becomes o in “mutuos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66530, 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]. 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 66530, this pair ranks #39,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mutuas vs mutuos

Shared letters: mstu. Private to "mutuas": a. Private to "mutuos": o.

"mutuas" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "mutuos" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mutuas ← mmutuas · mtuuas · mutaus · muttuas · mutuass · mutusa · muutas · umtuas
  • mutuos ← mmutuos · mtuuos · mutous · muttuos · mutuoss · mutuso · muutos · umtuos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mutuas" for "mutuos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmut̪was] versus [ˈmut̪wos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mutuas" or "mutuos"?
"mutuos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,304 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

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  • Full dictionary entry for "mutuas" 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 #39,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mutuas" and "mutuos" 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 #39,622 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