Which to use
“mestre” is a noun and “mostré” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,217
- “mestre” frequency rank
- #28,083
- “mostré” frequency rank
- 62300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mestre | mostré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Patrón de velero que hacía el cabotaje entre las Islas y la pesca en la Costa occidental de África. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes mestre and mostré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mestre and mostré follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mestre and mostré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mestre is [ˈmest̪ɾe] while mostré is [mosˈt̪ɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mestre is recorded at frequency rank #34,217, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmest̪ɾe]. mostré is at rank #28,083, tagged as averb, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾe].
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 62300, this pair ranks #52,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mestre vs mostré
Shared letters: mrst. Private to "mestre": e. Private to "mostré": oé.
"mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "mostré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mestre ← emstre · mesrte · messtre · mester · mestrre · mesttre · metsre · mmestre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mestre" and "mostré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mestre" or "mostré" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mestre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mostré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mestre" and "mostré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mesera vs mestre". 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 #52,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.