mostradasvsmostradorWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#42,042
“mostradas” frequency rank
#14,895
“mostrador” frequency rank
56937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mostradas mostrador
Definition Forma del femenino plural de mostrado, participio de mostrar. Mesa o mueble en la que se cuenta el dinero y sobre la que se realizan transacciones; mesa de una tienda o negocio en la que se examinan, pesan o miden los bienes.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mostradas and mostrador apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
mostradas
9 ch
mostrador

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mostradas is [mosˈt̪ɾað̞as] while mostrador is [most̪ɾaˈð̞oɾ]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mostradas is recorded at frequency rank #42,042, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾað̞as]. mostrador is at rank #14,895, tagged as anoun, pronounced [most̪ɾaˈð̞oɾ].

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 56937, this pair ranks #72,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mostradas vs mostrador

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

"mostradas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "mostrador" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mostradasmmostradas · mosrtadas · mosstradas · mostardas · mostraads · mostradass · mostraddas · mostradsa
  • mostradormmostrador · mosrtador · mosstrador · mostardor · mostraddor · mostradorr · mostradro · mostraodr

Frequency comparison

mostradas#42,042
mostrador#14,895

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mostradas" and "mostrador" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mostradas" is a participle and "mostrador" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mostradas" or "mostrador"?
"mostrador" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,895 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.

Remembering mostradas vs mostrador

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “mostradas”; for a noun, it's “mostrador”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mostradas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list