moderadosvsmostradosTell them apart

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

#15,424
“moderados” frequency rank
#33,723
“mostrados” frequency rank
49147
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moderados mostrados
Definition Forma del plural de moderado, participio de moderar. Forma del plural de mostrado, participio de mostrar.

Where the eye mixes moderados and mostrados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. moderados (CVCVCVCVC) and mostrados (CVCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

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Look-alike desk: moderados vs mostrados

A purely visual mix-up. moderados ([moð̞eˈɾað̞os]) and mostrados ([mosˈt̪ɾað̞os]) 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 49147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moderados is recorded at frequency rank #15,424, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [moð̞eˈɾað̞os]. mostrados is at rank #33,723, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾað̞os].

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 49147, this pair ranks #110,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of moderados vs mostrados

Shared letters: admors. Private to "moderados": e. Private to "mostrados": t.

"moderados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "mostrados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moderados ← mdoerados · mmoderados · modderados · modeardos · moderaddos · moderadoss · moderadso · moderaods
  • mostrados ← mmostrados · mosrtados · mosstrados · mostardos · mostraddos · mostradoss · mostradso · mostraods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moderados" and "mostrados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([moð̞eˈɾað̞os] versus [mosˈt̪ɾað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "moderados" vs "mostrados" - which ranks higher?
"moderados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,424 in our Spanish list, against #33,723 for "mostrados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "moderados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mostrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moderados" and "mostrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mostradas vs mostrados". 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 #110,471 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