Which to use
“mostrados” is a participle and “mostrando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,723
- “mostrados” frequency rank
- #4,926
- “mostrando” frequency rank
- 38649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mostrados | mostrando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mostrado, participio de mostrar. | Gerundio de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes mostrados and mostrando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mostrados (CVCCCVCVC) and mostrando (CVCCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses mostrados with mostrando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mostrados is [mosˈt̪ɾað̞os] while mostrando is [mosˈt̪ɾãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mostrados is recorded at frequency rank #33,723, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾað̞os]. mostrando is at rank #4,926, tagged as averb, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾãn̪d̪o].
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 38649, this pair ranks #168,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mostrados vs mostrando
Shared letters: admorst. Private to "mostrados": -. Private to "mostrando": n.
"mostrados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "mostrando" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mostrados" and "mostrando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mostrados" or "mostrando"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mostrados" and "mostrando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mostrados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mostrando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mostrados" and "mostrando" 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 #168,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.