mostrar

/[mosˈt̪ɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,124

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

mostrar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer ver algo. Pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾaɾ]. It ranks #2,124 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with mostré and mostro.

Key facts for mostrar
PropertyValue
Headwordmostrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mosˈt̪ɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,124
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mostrar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mostrar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mosˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,124 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for mostrar, with forms such as "mmostrar", "mosrtar", and "mosstrar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "mostré", "mostro", "mostrará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is mostrar, spelled M-O-S-T-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer ver algo.
  2. 2
    Informar sobre algo.
  3. 3
    Hacer manifiesto.
  4. 4
    Hacerse ver como con una determinada cualidad.
  5. 5
    Comportarse de un determinado modo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmostrar,mosrtar,mosstrar,mostarr,mostrarr,mostrra,mostrrar,mosttrar,motsrar,msotrar,omstrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mostrar

Misspelling Variants of "mostrar"

mmostrar8mosrtar7mosstrar8mostarr7mostrarr8mostrra7mostrrar8mosttrar8
Misspelling Variants of "mostrar"

Frequency rank: #2,124 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mostrar"?
"mostrar" is spelled M-O-S-T-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [mosˈt̪ɾaɾ].
What does "mostrar" mean?
As a verb, "mostrar" means: Hacer ver algo.
What words are commonly confused with "mostrar"?
"mostrar" is commonly confused with "mostré", "mostro", "mostrará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mostrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mostrar" is [mosˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mostrar" come from?
"mostrar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.