neutravsnostraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: neutra is a adjective, nostra is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“neutra” is an adjective and “nostra” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,017
“neutra” frequency rank
#39,355
“nostra” frequency rank
70372
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature neutra nostra
Definition Forma del femenino de neutro. Forma del nominativo femenino singular de noster.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set neutra and nostra apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
neutra
6 ch
nostra

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: neutra is [ˈnewt̪ɾa] while nostra is /ˈno.stra/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

neutra is recorded at frequency rank #31,017, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnewt̪ɾa]. nostra is at rank #39,355, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈno.stra/.

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 70372, this pair ranks #29,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of neutra vs nostra

Shared letters: anrt. Private to "neutra": eu. Private to "nostra": os.

"neutra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "nostra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • neutraenutra · netura · neurta · neutar · neutrra · neuttra · nneutra · nuetra
  • nostrannostra · nosrta · nosstra · nostar · nostrra · nosttra · notsra · nsotra

Frequency comparison

neutra#31,017
nostra#39,355

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "neutra" and "nostra" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "neutra" is an adjective and "nostra" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "neutra" or "nostra"?
"neutra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,017 in our Spanish list, against #39,355 for "nostra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering neutra vs nostra

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “neutra”; for a pronoun, it's “nostra”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “neutra” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list