Which to use
“mostraba” and “mostrará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,285
- “mostraba” frequency rank
- #18,024
- “mostrará” frequency rank
- 26309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mostraba | mostrará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mostrar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes mostraba and mostrará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mostraba and mostrará follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mostraba and mostrará
A purely visual mix-up. mostraba ([mosˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]) and mostrará ([most̪ɾaˈɾa]) 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 26309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mostraba is recorded at frequency rank #8,285, classified as averb, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]. mostrará is at rank #18,024, tagged as averb, pronounced [most̪ɾaˈɾa].
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 26309, this pair ranks #232,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mostraba vs mostrará
Shared letters: amorst. Private to "mostraba": b. Private to "mostrará": á.
"mostraba" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "mostrará" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mostraba ← mmostraba · mosrtaba · mosstraba · mostarba · mostraab · mostrabba · mostrava · mostrbaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mostraba" and "mostrará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mostraba" vs "mostrará" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mostraba" and "mostrará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mostraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mostrará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mostraba" and "mostrará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mostrará vs mostraría". 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 #232,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.