mostramosvsmostraronWhich spelling fits?

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

#16,647
“mostramos” frequency rank
#8,026
“mostraron” frequency rank
24673
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mostramos mostraron
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de mostrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mostrar.

Where the eye mixes mostramos and mostraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mostramos and mostraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
mostramos
9 ch
mostraron

Why the eye confuses mostramos with mostraron

A purely visual mix-up. mostramos ([mosˈt̪ɾamos]) and mostraron ([mosˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mostramos is recorded at frequency rank #16,647, classified as averb, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾamos]. mostraron is at rank #8,026, tagged as averb, pronounced [mosˈt̪ɾaɾõn].

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 24673, this pair ranks #240,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mostramos vs mostraron

Shared letters: amorst. Private to "mostramos": -. Private to "mostraron": n.

"mostramos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "mostraron" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mostramos ← mmostramos · mosrtamos · mosstramos · mostarmos · mostrammos · mostramoss · mostramso · mostraoms
  • mostraron ← mmostraron · mosrtaron · mosstraron · mostarron · mostraorn · mostrarno · mostraronn · mostrarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mostramos" and "mostraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([mosˈt̪ɾamos] versus [mosˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mostramos" or "mostraron"?
"mostraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,026 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.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "mostramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mostraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #240,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mostramos" and "mostraron" 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 #240,040 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