gusten

/[ˈgust̪ẽn]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,392

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

gusten is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gustar. Pronounced [ˈgust̪ẽn]. Often confused with gusto and gustos.

Key facts for gusten
PropertyValue
Headwordgusten
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈgust̪ẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,392
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gusten in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gusten is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgust̪ẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,392 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for gusten, with forms such as "ggusten", "gsuten", and "gusetn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "gusto", "gustos", "gustes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is gusten, spelled G-U-S-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gustar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de gustar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggusten,gsuten,gusetn,gussten,gustenn,gustne,gustten,gutsen,ugsten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gusten

Misspelling Variants of "gusten"

ggusten7gsuten6gusetn6gussten7gustenn7gustne6gustten7gutsen6
Misspelling Variants of "gusten"

Frequency rank: #12,392 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gusten"?
"gusten" is spelled G-U-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgust̪ẽn].
What does "gusten" mean?
As a verb, "gusten" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gustar.
What words are commonly confused with "gusten"?
"gusten" is commonly confused with "gusto", "gustos", "gustes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gusten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gusten" is [ˈgust̪ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gusten" come from?
"gusten" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.