Which to use
“mestre” is an adjective and “mostra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,470
- “mestre” frequency rank
- #772
- “mostra” frequency rank
- 2242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mestre | mostra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | superior | exemplo, espécime |
Letter map: mestre vs mostra
Shared letters muted; letters that set mestre and mostra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mestre and mostra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for mestre / mostra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mestre is anadjective and mostraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mestre is recorded at frequency rank #1,470, classified as anadj. mostra is at rank #772, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/.
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 2242, this pair ranks #73,212 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mestre vs mostra
Shared letters: mrst. Private to "mestre": e. Private to "mostra": ao.
"mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "mostra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mestre" for "mostra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mestre" vs "mostra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mestre" and "mostra".
- Full dictionary entry for "mestre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mostra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,212 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mestre" and "mostra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "messe vs mestre". 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 #73,212 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.