Muy vs Mucho in Spanish | When to Use Mucho and when Muy |

How many times have you encountered this doubt?

Using mucho instead of muy and vice versa is one of those mistakes that Spanish learners get hung up on. So, don’t worry! You are not alone! The good news is that in this blog we will go over the differences so that you can stop worrying if you used the correct word or not!

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Let’s start of with muy

Things to know:

in English it means very
it is an adverb
it does not vary in terms of gender or number
you can never have the word “muy” by itself, it needs to be followed by an adjective or an adverb

muy + adjetivo

Spanish	English
El regalo es muy original.	The present is very original.
La comida japonesa es muy rica.	Japanese food is very delicious.
Los perros son muy cariñosos.	The dogs are very sweet.
Las plantas están muy hermosas.	The plants are very beautiful.

muy + adverbio

Spanish	English
Mi hijo corre muy rápido.	My son runs very fast.
Hoy me siento muy bien.	Today I feel great!

And now mucho

Things to know:

In English it means many, much, a lot (of)
“Mucho” can function as an adjective and as an adverb

mucho (adjetivo) + sustantivo
Note: Here as mucho is being used as an adjective it will have variation depending on the gender and number of the noun that follows it.

Spanish	English
Hay mucho entusiasmo aquí.	There is a lot of enthusiasm here.
Tengo mucha tarea hoy.	I have a lot of homework today.
Mi hermana tiene muchos perros.	My sister has a lot of dogs.
Muchas personas van a trabajar en bicicleta.	Many people go to work on their bikes.