mostradovsmostramosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#5,535
“mostrado” frequency rank
#16,647
“mostramos” frequency rank
22182
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mostrado mostramos
Definition Participio de mostrar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de mostrar.

Where the eye mixes mostrado and mostramos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mostrado runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against mostramos's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
mostrado
9 ch
mostramos

Why the eye confuses mostrado with mostramos

A purely visual mix-up. mostrado ([mosˈt̪ɾað̞o]) and mostramos ([mosˈt̪ɾamos]) 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 22182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mostrado is recorded at frequency rank #5,535, classified as averb, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾað̞o]. mostramos is at rank #16,647, tagged as averb, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾamos].

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 22182, this pair ranks #251,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mostrado vs mostramos

Shared letters: amorst. Private to "mostrado": d. Private to "mostramos": -.

"mostrado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "mostramos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mostrado ← mmostrado · mosrtado · mosstrado · mostardo · mostraddo · mostraod · mostrdao · mostrrado
  • mostramos ← mmostramos · mosrtamos · mosstramos · mostarmos · mostrammos · mostramoss · mostramso · mostraoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mostrado" for "mostramos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([mosˈt̪ɾað̞o] versus [mosˈt̪ɾamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mostrado" vs "mostramos" - which ranks higher?
"mostrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,535 in our Spanish list, against #16,647 for "mostramos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mostrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mostramos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #251,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mostrado" and "mostramos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mostradas vs mostramos". 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 #251,540 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