Which to use
“most” is an adverb and “mostra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,567
- “most” frequency rank
- #772
- “mostra” frequency rank
- 14339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | most | mostra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | muito | exemplo, espécime |
Letter map: most vs mostra
Shared letters muted; letters that set most and mostra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for most / mostra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: most is anadverb and mostraanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “most” sits inside “mostra”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
most is recorded at frequency rank #13,567, classified as anadv. mostra is at rank #772, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/.
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 14339, this pair ranks #57,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of most vs mostra
Shared letters: most. Private to "most": -. Private to "mostra": ar.
"most" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mostra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "most" and "mostra" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "most" or "mostra" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "most" and "mostra".
- Full dictionary entry for "most" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mostra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "most" and "mostra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "most vs muso". 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 #57,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.