Which to use
“gastada” and “gastados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,107
- “gastada” frequency rank
- #30,922
- “gastados” frequency rank
- 68029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gastada | gastados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de gastado, participio de gastar o de gastarse. | Forma del plural de gastado, participio de gastar o de gastarse. |
Where the eye mixes gastada and gastados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gastada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against gastados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gastada and gastados
A purely visual mix-up. gastada ([gasˈt̪að̞a]) and gastados ([gasˈt̪að̞os]) 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 68029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gastada is recorded at frequency rank #37,107, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [gasˈt̪að̞a]. gastados is at rank #30,922, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [gasˈt̪að̞os].
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 68029, this pair ranks #35,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gastada vs gastados
Shared letters: adgst. Private to "gastada": -. Private to "gastados": o.
"gastada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gastados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gastada" for "gastados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gastada" vs "gastados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gastada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gastados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gastada" and "gastados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gastada vs gastadas". 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 #35,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.