Which to use
“montar” and “mostrar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,028
- “montar” frequency rank
- #712
- “mostrar” frequency rank
- 5740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montar | mostrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | proceder à montagem de | fazer aparecer |
Letter map: montar vs mostrar
Shared letters muted; letters that set montar and mostrar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. montar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mostrar's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on montar vs mostrar
montar 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montar is recorded at frequency rank #5,028, 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 5740, this pair ranks #68,825 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of montar vs mostrar
Shared letters: amort. Private to "montar": n. Private to "mostrar": s.
"montar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mostrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "montar" for "mostrar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "montar" or "mostrar" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "montar" vs "mostrar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "montar" 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 #68,825 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montar" and "mostrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montar vs multar". 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 #68,825 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.