Which to use
“mortas” is a verb and “mostras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,659
- “mortas” frequency rank
- #15,403
- “mostras” frequency rank
- 21062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mortas | mostras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | presente do verbo morti | plural de mostra |
Letter map: mortas vs mostras
Shared letters muted; letters that set mortas and mostras apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: mortas vs mostras
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mortas is averb and mostrasanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mortas is recorded at frequency rank #5,659, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈmoɾ.tas/. mostras is at rank #15,403, tagged as anoun.
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 21062, this pair ranks #49,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mortas vs mostras
Shared letters: amorst. Private to "mortas": -. Private to "mostras": -.
"mortas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mostras" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mortas" and "mostras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mortas" vs "mostras" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "mortas" and "mostras". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mortas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mostras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mortas" and "mostras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "morsa vs mortas". 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 #49,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.