Which to use
“muestra” is a noun and “muestres” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #751
- “muestra” frequency rank
- #39,873
- “muestres” frequency rank
- 40624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muestra | muestres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de exhibir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes muestra and muestres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. muestra runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against muestres's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: muestra vs muestres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: muestra is [ˈmwest̪ɾa] while muestres is [ˈmwest̪ɾes]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muestra is recorded at frequency rank #751, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾa]. muestres is at rank #39,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾes].
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 40624, this pair ranks #158,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muestra vs muestres
Shared letters: emrstu. Private to "muestra": a. Private to "muestres": -.
"muestra" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "muestres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "muestra" and "muestres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "muestra" or "muestres"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "muestra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muestres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muestra" and "muestres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mestre vs muestres". 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 #158,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.