Which to use
“muestran” and “muestren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,622
- “muestran” frequency rank
- #16,649
- “muestren” frequency rank
- 19271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muestran | muestren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mostrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes muestran and muestren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. muestran and muestren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses muestran with muestren
A purely visual mix-up. muestran ([ˈmwest̪ɾãn]) and muestren ([ˈmwest̪ɾẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “muestran” becomes e in “muestren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muestran is recorded at frequency rank #2,622, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾãn]. muestren is at rank #16,649, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾẽn].
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 19271, this pair ranks #264,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of muestran vs muestren
Shared letters: emnrstu. Private to "muestran": a. Private to "muestren": -.
"muestran" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "muestren" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "muestran" and "muestren" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "muestran" or "muestren"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "muestran" and "muestren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "muestran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muestren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muestran" and "muestren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muestren 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 #264,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.