Which to use
“ajustes” is a noun and “asuste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,788
- “ajustes” frequency rank
- #29,050
- “asuste” frequency rank
- 39838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajustes | asuste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ajuste. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de asustar o de asustarse. |
Where the eye mixes ajustes and asuste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ajustes runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against asuste's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ajustes vs asuste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ajustes is [aˈxust̪es] while asuste is [aˈsust̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajustes is recorded at frequency rank #10,788, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈxust̪es]. asuste is at rank #29,050, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈsust̪e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39838, this pair ranks #162,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajustes vs asuste
Shared letters: aestu. Private to "ajustes": j. Private to "asuste": -.
"ajustes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "asuste" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ajustes" and "asuste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ajustes" vs "asuste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ajustes" and "asuste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asuste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajustes" and "asuste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amaste vs asuste". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #162,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.