muestrevsmuestresWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
muestre
8 ch
muestres

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

  • muestremeustre · mmuestre · muesrte · muesstre · muester · muestrre · muesttre · muetsre
  • muestresmeustres · mmuestres · muesrtes · muesstres · muesters · muestress · muestrres · muestrse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "muestre" and "muestres" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmwest̪ɾe] versus [ˈmwest̪ɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "muestre" or "muestres"?
"muestre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,181 in our Spanish list, against #39,873 for "muestres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list