mostras

noun

The verdict

“mostras” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,403
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural de mostra

Corpus desk

Index PT-mostras · mostras · Portuguese

mostras · rank #15,403 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,403
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH movimentar

Nearest frequency peer: movimentar (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “mostras”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “mostras” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mostras vs mostra
86% similar
mostras vs mortas
71% similar
mostras vs mestra
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mostras
PropertyValue
Headwordmostras
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,403
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mostras”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mostrascai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “movimentar” (#15,404), “mocidade” (#15,401), “nominal” (#15,409). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mostras” fica em #15,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mostras, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,403 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural de mostra".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mostras, with forms such as "mmostras", "mosrtas", and "mosstras". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "mostra", "mortas", "mestra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mostras, spelled M-O-S-T-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de mostra

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mostras appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. E destas brandas mostras comovido,

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmostras
  • mosrtas
  • mosstras
  • mostars
  • mostrass
  • mostrras
  • mostrsa
  • mosttras
  • motsras
  • msotras
  • omstras

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mostras - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmostras1mosrtas2mosstras1mostars2mostrass1mostrras1mostrsa2mosttras1
Edit distance from "mostras"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mostras"?
"mostras" is spelled M-O-S-T-R-A-S.
What does "mostras" mean?
As a noun, "mostras" means: plural de mostra
What words are commonly confused with "mostras"?
"mostras" is commonly confused with "mostra", "mortas", "mestra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mostras" come from?
"mostras" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mostras", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list