Which to use
“mostrador” is a noun and “mostrados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,895
- “mostrador” frequency rank
- #33,723
- “mostrados” frequency rank
- 48618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mostrador | mostrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de mostrado, participio de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes mostrador and mostrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mostrador and mostrados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mostrador and mostrados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mostrador is [most̪ɾaˈð̞oɾ] while mostrados is [mosˈt̪ɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “mostrador” becomes s in “mostrados”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mostrador is recorded at frequency rank #14,895, classified as anoun, pronounced [most̪ɾaˈð̞oɾ]. mostrados is at rank #33,723, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾað̞os].
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 48618, this pair ranks #113,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mostrador vs mostrados
Shared letters: admorst. Private to "mostrador": -. Private to "mostrados": -.
"mostrador" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "mostrados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mostrador" and "mostrados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mostrador" or "mostrados"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "mostrador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mostrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mostrador" and "mostrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mostradas vs mostrados". 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 #113,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.