mostro

/[ˈmost̪ɾo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,172

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

mostro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Variante arcaica de monstruo. Pronounced [ˈmost̪ɾo]. Often confused with moto and muestro.

Key facts for mostro
PropertyValue
Headwordmostro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmost̪ɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,172
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mostro is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmost̪ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,172 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Variante arcaica de monstruo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for mostro, with forms such as "mmostro", "mosrto", and "mosstro". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "moto", "muestro", "moro", 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 mostro, spelled M-O-S-T-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante arcaica de monstruo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmostro,mosrto,mosstro,mostor,mostrro,mosttro,motsro,msotro,omstro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mostro

Misspelling Variants of "mostro"

mmostro7mosrto6mosstro7mostor6mostrro7mosttro7motsro6msotro6
Misspelling Variants of "mostro"

Frequency rank: #36,172 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mostro"?
"mostro" is spelled M-O-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmost̪ɾo].
What does "mostro" mean?
As a noun, "mostro" means: Variante arcaica de monstruo.
What words are commonly confused with "mostro"?
"mostro" is commonly confused with "moto", "muestro", "moro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mostro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mostro" is [ˈmost̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mostro" come from?
"mostro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.