mostradasvsmostraráWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#42,042
“mostradas” frequency rank
#18,024
“mostrará” frequency rank
60066
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mostradas mostrará
Definition Forma del femenino plural de mostrado, participio de mostrar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de mostrar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mostradas and mostrará apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
mostradas
8 ch
mostrará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mostradas is [mosˈt̪ɾað̞as] while mostrará is [most̪ɾaˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60066, 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]. 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 60066, this pair ranks #60,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mostradas vs mostrará

Shared letters: amorst. Private to "mostradas": d. Private to "mostrará": á.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mostradasmmostradas · mosrtadas · mosstradas · mostardas · mostraads · mostradass · mostraddas · mostradsa

Frequency comparison

mostradas#42,042
mostrará#18,024

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mostradas" and "mostrará" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mostradas" is a participle and "mostrará" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mostradas" or "mostrará"?
"mostrará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,024 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 mostrará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “mostradas”; for a verb, it's “mostrará”.
  • 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