Which to use
“moderar” and “mostrar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,750
- “moderar” frequency rank
- #712
- “mostrar” frequency rank
- 40462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moderar | mostrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | regular com moderação; regrar | fazer aparecer |
Letter map: moderar vs mostrar
Shared letters muted; letters that set moderar and mostrar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. moderar (CVCVCVC) and mostrar (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: moderar and mostrar
moderar and mostrar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moderar is recorded at frequency rank #39,750, classified as averb. 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 40462, this pair ranks #25,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moderar vs mostrar
Shared letters: amor. Private to "moderar": de. Private to "mostrar": st.
"moderar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mostrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moderar" and "mostrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moderar" vs "mostrar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "moderar" vs "mostrar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "moderar" 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 #25,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moderar" and "mostrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modelar vs moderar". 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 #25,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.