gustar

[gusˈt̪aɾ]

/[gusˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“gustar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,542
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ser agradable, obtener aprobación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gustar · gustar · Spanish

gustar · rank #6,542 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,542
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guinea

Nearest frequency peer: Guinea (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “gustar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “gustar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gustar vs gusto
67% similar
gustar vs gustos
67% similar
gustar vs gustas
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gustar
PropertyValue
Headwordgustar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[gusˈt̪aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,542
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gustar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gustarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Guinea” (#6,541), “Guzmán” (#6,543), “gubernamentales” (#6,540). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gustar” va en #6,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gustar (IPA [gusˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,542 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gustar, with forms such as "ggustar", "gsutar", and "gusatr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gusto", "gustos", "gustas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is gustar, spelled G-U-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ser agradable, obtener aprobación.
  2. 2
    Encontrar placer, gusto o deleite en algo.
  3. 3
    Ser atractivo a otro, especialmente en sentido sexual o romántico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gustar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Este libro ha gustado mucho.
  2. A mucha gente le gusta la lectura. (habla corriente).

Synonyms

agradarcomplacerencantardisfrutarfascinar

This word in other languages

like(English)aimer(Français)gefallen(Deutsch)gostar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggustar
  • gsutar
  • gusatr
  • gusstar
  • gustarr
  • gustra
  • gusttar
  • gutsar
  • ugstar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gustar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggustar1gsutar2gusatr2gusstar1gustarr1gustra2gusttar1gutsar2
Edit distance from "gustar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gustar"?
"gustar" is spelled G-U-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [gusˈt̪aɾ].
What does "gustar" mean?
As a verb, "gustar" means: Ser agradable, obtener aprobación.
What words are commonly confused with "gustar"?
"gustar" is commonly confused with "gusto", "gustos", "gustas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gustar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gustar" is [gusˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gustar" come from?
"gustar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gustar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Guinea#6,541Guzmán#6,543filtro#6,529junior#6,555

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

lentes9 variantsexitosa9 variantslogran9 variantsmandan9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list