Which to use
“maestre” and “muestra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,177
- “maestre” frequency rank
- #751
- “muestra” frequency rank
- 14928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maestre | muestra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Militar de rango superior. | Acción o efecto de exhibir. |
Where the eye mixes maestre and muestra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maestre and muestra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maestre vs muestra
A purely visual mix-up. maestre ([maˈest̪ɾe]) and muestra ([ˈmwest̪ɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maestre is recorded at frequency rank #14,177, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈest̪ɾe]. muestra is at rank #751, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾa].
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 14928, this pair ranks #282,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maestre vs muestra
Shared letters: aemrst. Private to "maestre": -. Private to "muestra": u.
"maestre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "muestra" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maestre" and "muestra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maestre" vs "muestra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "maestre" and "muestra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maestre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muestra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maestre" and "muestra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maestre vs muestres". 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 #282,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.