muestra

/[ˈmwest̪ɾa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#751

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

muestra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de exhibir. Pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾa]. It ranks #751 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with muestre and muestro.

Key facts for muestra
PropertyValue
Headwordmuestra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmwest̪ɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#751
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for muestra is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmwest̪ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #751 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for muestra, with forms such as "meustra", "mmuestra", and "muesrta". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "muestre", "muestro", "muestran", 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 muestra, spelled M-U-E-S-T-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de exhibir.
  2. 2
    Porción de una sustancia que sirve para analizarla y así conocer sus cualidades.
  3. 3
    Ejemplar o modelo a imitar.
  4. 4
    En algunos juegos de naipes, carta que se vuelve y enseña para indicar el palo de triunfo.
  5. 5
    Señal, indicio.
  6. 6
    Primera señal de fruto que se advierte en las plantas.
  7. 7
    Rótulo que, en madera, metal u otra materia, anuncia con caracteres gruesos, sobre las puertas de las tiendas, la clase de mercancías que en cada una se despacha, o el oficio o profesión de los que las ocupan. Suelen colocarse también sobre los hierros de los balcones y en otras formas.
  8. 8
    Signo convencional que se pone en una tienda, establecimiento, etc., que denota lo que se vende; como un ramo en las tabernas.
  9. 9
    Parte extrema de una pieza de paño, donde entre dos listas de lana ordinaria va la marca de fábrica.
  10. 10
    Porte, ademán, apostura.
  11. 11
    Esfera (círculo donde giran las agujas del reloj).
  12. 12
    Detención que hace el perro en acecho de la caza para levantarla a su tiempo.
  13. 13
    Revista (formación de las tropas para su inspección).
  14. 14
    Cualquier reloj, especialmente el de faltriquera.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: meustra,mmuestra,muesrta,muesstra,muestar,muestrra,muesttra,muetsra,musetra,umestra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for muestra

Misspelling Variants of "muestra"

meustra7mmuestra8muesrta7muesstra8muestar7muestrra8muesttra8muetsra7
Misspelling Variants of "muestra"

Frequency rank: #751 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "muestra"?
"muestra" is spelled M-U-E-S-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmwest̪ɾa].
What does "muestra" mean?
As a noun, "muestra" means: Acción o efecto de exhibir.
What words are commonly confused with "muestra"?
"muestra" is commonly confused with "muestre", "muestro", "muestran". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muestra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muestra" is [ˈmwest̪ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muestra" come from?
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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.