Which to use
“misturar” and “mostrar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,565
- “misturar” frequency rank
- #712
- “mostrar” frequency rank
- 11277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | misturar | mostrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | juntar coisas diferentes | fazer aparecer |
Where the eye mixes misturar and mostrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. misturar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against mostrar's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses misturar with mostrar
A purely visual mix-up. misturar (/miʃ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/) and mostrar (/muʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
misturar is recorded at frequency rank #10,565, classified as averb, pronounced /miʃ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/. 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 11277, this pair ranks #61,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of misturar vs mostrar
Shared letters: amrst. Private to "misturar": iu. Private to "mostrar": o.
"misturar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "mostrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "misturar" and "mostrar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "misturar" or "mostrar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "misturar" and "mostrar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "misturar" 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 #61,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "misturar" and "mostrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moderar vs mostrar". 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 #61,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.