# gusto

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡʌstəʊ/ · frequency rank #28,940

## Definitions
1. Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor.
2. An individual's fondness or liking of a particular flavour
3. The style in which a work is done, artistic style. (occasionally) the prevailing style in matters of taste.
4. Aesthetic appreciation.
5. (Of food) Flavour or savour

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“taste”). Doublet of cost (see Etymology 3 there).

## Easily confused with
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gusto-vs-gut)
- **guts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gusto-vs-guts)
- **gusts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gusto-vs-gusts)
- **gusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gusto-vs-gusty)
- **Gus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gus-vs-gusto)
- **GST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gst-vs-gusto)
- **Guo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guo-vs-gusto)
- **gist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gist-vs-gusto)
- **gust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gust-vs-gusto)
- **GOTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gusto)
- **gush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-gusto)
- **guest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guest-vs-gusto)
- **Gupta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gupta-vs-gusto)
- **Guido** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guido-vs-gusto)
- **gumbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gumbo-vs-gusto)
- **guano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guano-vs-gusto)
- **guests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guests-vs-gusto)
- **Gaston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaston-vs-gusto)
- **Gustav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gustav-vs-gusto)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggusto`, `gsuto`, `gusot`, `gussto`, `gustto`, `gutso`, `ugsto`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gusto