asustanvsasusteTell them apart

Which to use

“asustan” and “asuste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,580
“asustan” frequency rank
#29,050
“asuste” frequency rank
51630
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asustan asuste
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asustar o de asustarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de asustar o de asustarse.

Where the eye mixes asustan and asuste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. asustan 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.

7 ch
asustan
6 ch
asuste

Visual trap between asustan and asuste

A purely visual mix-up. asustan ([aˈsust̪ãn]) and asuste ([aˈsust̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asustan is recorded at frequency rank #22,580, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsust̪ãn]. 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 51630, this pair ranks #96,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asustan vs asuste

Shared letters: astu. Private to "asustan": n. Private to "asuste": e.

"asustan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "asuste" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asustanassustan · assutan · asusatn · asusstan · asustann · asustna · asusttan · asutsan
  • asusteassuste · assute · asuset · asusste · asustte · asutse · ausste · sauste

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asustan" and "asuste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsust̪ãn] versus [aˈsust̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "asustan" or "asuste"?
"asustan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,580 in our Spanish list, against #29,050 for "asuste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asustan" 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 #96,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asustan" 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 #96,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list