Which to use
“muestra” is a noun and “muestro” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #751
- “muestra” frequency rank
- #14,655
- “muestro” frequency rank
- 15406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muestra | muestro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de exhibir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes muestra and muestro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. muestra and muestro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between muestra and muestro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: muestra is [ˈmwest̪ɾa] while muestro is [ˈmwest̪ɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “muestra” becomes o in “muestro”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muestra is recorded at frequency rank #751, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾa]. muestro is at rank #14,655, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾo].
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 15406, this pair ranks #280,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of muestra vs muestro
Shared letters: emrstu. Private to "muestra": a. Private to "muestro": o.
"muestra" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "muestro" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "muestra" and "muestro" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "muestra" or "muestro" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "muestra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muestro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muestra" and "muestro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muestres vs muestro". 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 #280,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.