Which to use
“morar” and “mostrar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,962
- “morar” frequency rank
- #712
- “mostrar” frequency rank
- 3674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | morar | mostrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | habitar, viver, ter estabelecido residência | fazer aparecer |
Where the eye mixes morar and mostrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. morar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against mostrar's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between morar and mostrar
A purely visual mix-up. morar (/mu.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
morar is recorded at frequency rank #2,962, classified as averb, pronounced /mu.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 3674, this pair ranks #71,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of morar vs mostrar
Shared letters: amor. Private to "morar": -. Private to "mostrar": st.
"morar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mostrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "morar" for "mostrar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "morar" vs "mostrar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "morar" and "mostrar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "morar" 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 #71,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "morar" and "mostrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "morar vs morsa". 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 #71,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.