El estado de cuenta muestra el número de cuenta.

In Latin American Spanish, estado de cuenta is a common term for an account statement, such as a bank statement or credit card statement.

Literally, it is something like state/status of account, but in real usage it means statement.

So in this sentence: El estado de cuenta = the account statement

Because the main noun in the phrase is estado, and estado is masculine.

In estado de cuenta, the part de cuenta is just modifying estado. The article has to match the main noun:

• el estado
• not la estado

Even though cuenta is feminine, it does not control the article here.

Here, de means something like of and links two nouns together.

So:

• estado de cuenta = account statement
• número de cuenta = account number

Spanish very often uses noun + de + noun where English uses two nouns together.

Compare:

• tarjeta de crédito = credit card
• número de teléfono = telephone number
• estado de cuenta = account statement

Número de cuenta is the normal fixed expression for account number.

Using de la cuenta is possible in some contexts, but it sounds more like the number of the account, referring to one specific account in a more literal way.

In banking language, número de cuenta is the standard, natural phrase.

So:

• el número de cuenta = the account number

Muestra is the third-person singular present tense of mostrar, which means to show.

Conjugation:

• yo muestro
• tú muestras
• él/ella/usted muestra

In this sentence, the subject is el estado de cuenta, which is singular, so the verb must also be singular:

• El estado de cuenta muestra...

Spanish usually leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The verb form muestra already tells you it is he/she/it/you (formal) shows, and the noun el estado de cuenta is explicitly stated as the subject anyway.

So Spanish normally says:

• El estado de cuenta muestra...

not:

• Él muestra...

Adding él would usually be unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

Spanish uses definite articles more often than English does.

In this sentence:

• El estado de cuenta = the account statement
• el número de cuenta = the account number

This is completely normal Spanish. Even when English might sometimes sound a little less article-heavy in certain contexts, Spanish often keeps el / la / los / las.

The accent mark shows where the stress goes: NÚ-me-ro.

Without the accent, Spanish stress rules would suggest a different pronunciation. The written accent tells you the stress must stay on the first syllable.

So:

• número = stress on nú

This is very common in Spanish spelling: accent marks often show that a word does not follow the default stress pattern.

It may sound repetitive to an English speaker, but it is perfectly natural in Spanish.

The two phrases are separate units:

• estado de cuenta = account statement
• número de cuenta = account number

So even though cuenta appears twice, it does not sound strange. Spanish often repeats nouns in this way when they belong to standard expressions.

A simple Latin American-style pronunciation guide would be:

el es-TA-do de KWEN-ta MWES-tra el NOO-me-ro de KWEN-ta

A few helpful notes:

• estado stresses ta
• cuenta sounds roughly like KWEN-ta
• muestra begins with mw
• número stresses the first syllable: NOO-me-ro

A smoother full reading is:

El estado de cuenta muestra el número de cuenta.

Yes, depending on context.

The Spanish simple present can often translate to:

• shows
• is showing

So this sentence could mean:

• The statement shows the account number or, in some contexts,
• The statement is showing the account number

But the most natural basic translation here is usually shows.

It is very common in Latin America, which is the variety you asked about.

In other regions, especially Spain, other terms may be more common in banking contexts, such as extracto bancario.

So for Latin American Spanish, estado de cuenta is a very useful expression to learn.