moderadavsmostradaTell them apart

Which to use

“moderada” and “mostrada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,816
“moderada” frequency rank
#24,962
“mostrada” frequency rank
36778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moderada mostrada
Definition Forma del femenino de moderado, participio de moderar. Forma del femenino de mostrado, participio de mostrar.

Where the eye mixes moderada and mostrada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
moderada
8 ch
mostrada

Why the eye confuses moderada with mostrada

A purely visual mix-up. moderada ([moð̞eˈɾað̞a]) and mostrada ([mosˈt̪ɾað̞a]) 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 36778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moderada is recorded at frequency rank #11,816, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [moð̞eˈɾað̞a]. mostrada is at rank #24,962, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾað̞a].

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 36778, this pair ranks #178,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of moderada vs mostrada

Shared letters: admor. Private to "moderada": e. Private to "mostrada": st.

"moderada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "mostrada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moderadamdoerada · mmoderada · modderada · modearda · moderaad · moderadda · moderdaa · moderrada
  • mostradammostrada · mosrtada · mosstrada · mostarda · mostraad · mostradda · mostrdaa · mostrrada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moderada" and "mostrada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([moð̞eˈɾað̞a] versus [mosˈt̪ɾað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "moderada" or "mostrada"?
"moderada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,816 in our Spanish list, against #24,962 for "mostrada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "moderada" and "mostrada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moderada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mostrada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #178,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moderada" and "mostrada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moscada vs mostrada". 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 #178,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list