gustar
Spanish, verb/ɡusˈtaɾ/
gustar is spelled G-U-S-T-A-R (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,498th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gustar is a Spanish verb meaning “to like in a general sense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ser agradable, obtener aprobación”.
What does gustar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to like in a general sense
Me gusta esta manzana.
- 2
to like romantically
(A mí) me gusta Olivia.
- 3
to like the taste of (some food)
- 4
Latin-Americato want, to please
Puedes venir cuando gustes.
- 5
Latin-Americato like, to enjoy
Mi padre y yo gustábamos de hacer excursiones juntos.
- 6
Latin-Americato want, to desire
¿Gustas algo más?
- 7
to taste, to try (determine the flavour of something by putting it in one's mouth)
- 8
to experiment, to try
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ser agradable, obtener aprobación. 2. Encontrar placer, gusto o deleite en algo. 3. Ser atractivo a otro, especialmente en sentido sexual o romántico.
verb: 1. Usar el paladar (las papilas gustativas) para sentir el sabor. 2. Examinar la calidad o las propiedades de algo, especialmente a través de los sentidos del gusto y el olfato. 3. Tener deseo o apetencia por algo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gustar
- gusto first-person present singular
- gusté first-person preterite singular
- gustado participle past
- gustando gerund
- gustada feminine participle past
- gustados masculine participle past
- gustadas feminine participle past
- gustas indicative informal present
- gustás indicative informal present
- gusta indicative present singular
- gustamos first-person indicative plural
- gustáis indicative plural present
- gustan indicative plural present
- gustaba first-person imperfect indicative
- gustabas imperfect indicative second-person
- gustábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- gustabais imperfect indicative plural
- gustaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gustar?
- /ɡusˈtaɾ/
- [ɡusˈt̪aɾ]
- [gusˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gustar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gustar in Spanish?
gustar appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).