Which to use
“mostraban” and “mostrará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,746
- “mostraban” frequency rank
- #18,024
- “mostrará” frequency rank
- 31770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mostraban | mostrará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 mostraban and mostrará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mostraban runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against mostrará's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mostraban and mostrará
A purely visual mix-up. mostraban ([mosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31770, 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]. 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 31770, this pair ranks #205,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mostraban vs mostrará
Shared letters: amorst. Private to "mostraban": bn. Private to "mostrará": á.
"mostraban" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "mostrará" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mostraban ← mmostraban · mosrtaban · mosstraban · mostarban · mostraabn · mostrabann · mostrabban · mostrabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mostraban" for "mostrará" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mostraban" 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 #205,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mostraban" 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 #205,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.