Which to use
“maestre” is a noun and “muestres” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,177
- “maestre” frequency rank
- #39,873
- “muestres” frequency rank
- 54050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maestre | muestres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Militar de rango superior. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes maestre and muestres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maestre runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against muestres's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maestre and muestres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maestre is [maˈest̪ɾe] while muestres is [ˈmwest̪ɾes]. 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 54050, 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]. muestres is at rank #39,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾes].
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 54050, this pair ranks #85,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maestre vs muestres
Shared letters: emrst. Private to "maestre": a. Private to "muestres": u.
"maestre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "muestres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maestre" for "muestres" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maestre" or "muestres" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "maestre" and "muestres" 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 "muestres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maestre" and "muestres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mestre 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 #85,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.