Which to use
“muestre” and “muestres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,181
- “muestre” frequency rank
- #39,873
- “muestres” frequency rank
- 50054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muestre | muestres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes muestre and muestres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. muestre 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.
Why the eye confuses muestre with muestres
A purely visual mix-up. muestre ([ˈmwest̪ɾe]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “muestre” sits inside “muestres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muestre is recorded at frequency rank #10,181, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾe]. 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 50054, this pair ranks #105,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muestre vs muestres
Shared letters: emrstu. Private to "muestre": -. Private to "muestres": -.
"muestre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "muestres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "muestre" and "muestres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "muestre" or "muestres"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "muestre" and "muestres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "muestre" 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 #105,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muestre" 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 #105,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.