Which to use
“mestra” is a noun and “mostrar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,241
- “mestra” frequency rank
- #712
- “mostrar” frequency rank
- 21953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mestra | mostrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abelha-rainha de uma colmeia | fazer aparecer |
Letter map: mestra vs mostrar
Shared letters muted; letters that set mestra and mostrar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. mestra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against mostrar's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - mestra and mostrar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mestra is anoun and mostraraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mestra is recorded at frequency rank #21,241, classified as anoun. mostrar is at rank #712, tagged as averb, pronounced /muʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/.
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 21953, this pair ranks #48,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mestra vs mostrar
Shared letters: amrst. Private to "mestra": e. Private to "mostrar": o.
"mestra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "mostrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mestra" for "mostrar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mestra" or "mostrar"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mestra" and "mostrar".
- Full dictionary entry for "mestra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mostrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mestra" and "mostrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mestra vs mitra". 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 #48,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.