Which to use
“mostraban” is a verb and “mostradas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,746
- “mostraban” frequency rank
- #42,042
- “mostradas” frequency rank
- 55788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mostraban | mostradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mostrar. | Forma del femenino plural de mostrado, participio de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes mostraban and mostradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mostraban and mostradas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mostraban vs mostradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mostraban is [mosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn] while mostradas is [mosˈt̪ɾað̞as]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mostraban is recorded at frequency rank #13,746, classified as averb, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]. 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 55788, this pair ranks #77,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mostraban vs mostradas
Shared letters: amorst. Private to "mostraban": bn. Private to "mostradas": d.
"mostraban" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "mostradas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mostraban" and "mostradas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mostraban" or "mostradas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mostraban" and "mostradas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mostraban" 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 #77,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mostraban" and "mostradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mostradas vs mostrarán". 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 #77,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.