Which to use
“maestre” is a noun and “muestren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,177
- “maestre” frequency rank
- #16,649
- “muestren” frequency rank
- 30826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maestre | muestren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Militar de rango superior. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes maestre and muestren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maestre runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against muestren's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses maestre with muestren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maestre is [maˈest̪ɾe] while muestren is [ˈmwest̪ɾẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30826, 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]. muestren is at rank #16,649, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾẽn].
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 30826, this pair ranks #210,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maestre vs muestren
Shared letters: emrst. Private to "maestre": a. Private to "muestren": nu.
"maestre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "muestren" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maestre" and "muestren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maestre" or "muestren" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maestre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muestren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maestre" and "muestren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muestren 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 #210,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.