Which to use
“disgustado” is a verb and “disgusto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,320
- “disgustado” frequency rank
- #13,441
- “disgusto” frequency rank
- 44761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disgustado | disgusto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de disgustar. | Contrariedad |
Where the eye mixes disgustado and disgusto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disgustado runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against disgusto's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: disgustado vs disgusto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disgustado is [d̪isɣ̞usˈt̪að̞o] while disgusto is [d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disgustado is recorded at frequency rank #31,320, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isɣ̞usˈt̪að̞o]. disgusto is at rank #13,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪o].
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 44761, this pair ranks #135,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disgustado vs disgusto
Shared letters: dgiostu. Private to "disgustado": a. Private to "disgusto": -.
"disgustado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "disgusto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- disgustado ← ddisgustado · digsustado · disggustado · disgsutado · disgusatdo · disgusstado · disgustaddo · disgustaod
- disgusto ← ddisgusto · digsusto · disggusto · disgsuto · disgusot · disgussto · disgustto · disgutso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disgustado" and "disgusto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "disgustado" or "disgusto" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "disgustado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disgusto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disgustado" and "disgusto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desgastado vs disgustado". 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 #135,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.