Which to use
“muestran” and “muestres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,622
- “muestran” frequency rank
- #39,873
- “muestres” frequency rank
- 42495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muestran | muestres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mostrar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes muestran and muestres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. muestran and muestres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: muestran vs muestres
A purely visual mix-up. muestran ([ˈmwest̪ɾãn]) and muestres ([ˈmwest̪ɾes]) 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 42495, 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]. 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 42495, this pair ranks #147,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muestran vs muestres
Shared letters: emrstu. Private to "muestran": an. Private to "muestres": -.
"muestran" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "muestres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "muestran" and "muestres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "muestran" or "muestres"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "muestran" 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 #147,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muestran" 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 #147,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.