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

#24,962
“mostrada” frequency rank
#42,042
“mostradas” frequency rank
67004
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes mostrada and mostradas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mostrada runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against mostradas's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
mostrada
9 ch
mostradas

Look-alike desk: mostrada vs mostradas

A purely visual mix-up. mostrada ([mosˈt̪ɾað̞a]) and mostradas ([mosˈt̪ɾað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “mostrada” sits inside “mostradas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mostrada is recorded at frequency rank #24,962, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾað̞a]. 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 67004, this pair ranks #38,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mostrada vs mostradas

Shared letters: admorst. Private to "mostrada": -. Private to "mostradas": -.

"mostrada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "mostradas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mostradammostrada · mosrtada · mosstrada · mostarda · mostraad · mostradda · mostrdaa · mostrrada
  • mostradasmmostradas · mosrtadas · mosstradas · mostardas · mostraads · mostradass · mostraddas · mostradsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mostrada" for "mostradas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([mosˈt̪ɾað̞a] versus [mosˈt̪ɾað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mostrada" or "mostradas"?
"mostrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,962 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mostrada" 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 #38,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mostrada" 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 #38,281 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