Gustav

[ˈɡɵstav]

/[ˈɡɵstav]/ name

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The verdict

“Gustav” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,012
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Gustavo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gustav · Gustav · Spanish

Gustav · rank #28,012 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,012
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gruta

Nearest frequency peer: gruta (-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 “Gustav”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Gustav” 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).

Gustav vs gusto
50% similar
Gustav vs gustos
50% similar
Gustav vs gusten
50% similar

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

Key facts for Gustav
PropertyValue
HeadwordGustav
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡɵstav]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,012
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Gustav”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Gustavcae 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 “gruta” (#28,011), “grotesco” (#28,010), “Hades” (#28,015). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “Gustav” va en #28,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gustav (IPA [ˈɡɵstav]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,012 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Gustavo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gustav, with forms such as "ggustav", "gsutav", and "gusatv". 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", "gusten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Gustav, spelled G-U-S-T-A-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Gustavo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggustav
  • gsutav
  • gusatv
  • gusstav
  • gustab
  • gustavv
  • gusttav
  • gustva
  • gutsav
  • ugstav

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gustav - 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.

ggustav1gsutav2gusatv2gusstav1gustab1gustavv1gusttav1gustva2
Edit distance from "Gustav"

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 "Gustav"?
"Gustav" is spelled G-U-S-T-A-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɵstav].
What does "Gustav" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gustav" means: Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Gustavo.
What words are commonly confused with "Gustav"?
"Gustav" is commonly confused with "gusto", "gustos", "gusten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gustav"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gustav" is [ˈɡɵstav]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gustav" come from?
"Gustav" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hierve#28,017fisura#27,993espino#27,982espeso#27,981

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

horizon10 variantsfumador10 variantsfrenesí10 variantsexpulsó10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list