moradasvsmostradasConfusable pair

Quick tell: moradas is a noun, mostradas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“moradas” is a noun and “mostradas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,148
“moradas” frequency rank
#42,042
“mostradas” frequency rank
77190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moradas mostradas
Definition Forma del plural de morada. Forma del femenino plural de mostrado, participio de mostrar.

Where the eye mixes moradas and mostradas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
moradas
9 ch
mostradas

Visual trap between moradas and mostradas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moradas is [moˈɾað̞as] while mostradas is [mosˈt̪ɾað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moradas is recorded at frequency rank #35,148, classified as anoun, pronounced [moˈɾað̞as]. mostradas is at rank #42,042, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾað̞as].

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 77190, this pair ranks #16,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moradas vs mostradas

Shared letters: admors. Private to "moradas": -. Private to "mostradas": t.

"moradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "mostradas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moradasmmoradas · moardas · moraads · moradass · moraddas · moradsa · mordaas · morradas
  • mostradasmmostradas · mosrtadas · mosstradas · mostardas · mostraads · mostradass · mostraddas · mostradsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moradas" and "mostradas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moradas" is a noun and "mostradas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "moradas" vs "mostradas" - which ranks higher?
"moradas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,148 in our Spanish list, against #42,042 for "mostradas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mostradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moradas" and "mostradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirabas vs moradas". 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 #16,437 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