Which to use
“muestras” and “muestres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,723
- “muestras” frequency rank
- #39,873
- “muestres” frequency rank
- 43596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muestras | muestres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de mostrar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes muestras and muestres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. muestras and muestres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between muestras and muestres
A purely visual mix-up. muestras ([ˈmwest̪ɾas]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “muestras” becomes e in “muestres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muestras is recorded at frequency rank #3,723, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾas]. 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 43596, this pair ranks #141,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muestras vs muestres
Shared letters: emrstu. Private to "muestras": a. Private to "muestres": -.
"muestras" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "muestres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "muestras" for "muestres" ever safe?
Which is more common, "muestras" or "muestres"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "muestras" and "muestres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "muestras" 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 #141,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muestras" 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 #141,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.