Which to use
“muestren” and “muestres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,649
- “muestren” frequency rank
- #39,873
- “muestres” frequency rank
- 56522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muestren | muestres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mostrar. |
Where the eye mixes muestren and muestres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. muestren 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 muestren and muestres
A purely visual mix-up. muestren ([ˈmwest̪ɾẽn]) 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 - n in “muestren” becomes s in “muestres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muestren is recorded at frequency rank #16,649, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmwest̪ɾẽn]. 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 56522, this pair ranks #74,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of muestren vs muestres
Shared letters: emrstu. Private to "muestren": n. Private to "muestres": -.
"muestren" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "muestres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "muestren" and "muestres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "muestren" 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 #74,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muestren" 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 #74,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.