Which to use
“gastada” is a participle and “gastan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,107
- “gastada” frequency rank
- #13,919
- “gastan” frequency rank
- 51026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gastada | gastan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de gastado, participio de gastar o de gastarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gastar o de gastarse. |
Where the eye mixes gastada and gastan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gastada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against gastan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gastada and gastan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gastada is [gasˈt̪að̞a] while gastan is [ˈgast̪ãn]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51026, 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]. gastan is at rank #13,919, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgast̪ãn].
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 51026, this pair ranks #100,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gastada vs gastan
Shared letters: agst. Private to "gastada": d. Private to "gastan": n.
"gastada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gastan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gastada" and "gastan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "gastada" or "gastan" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "gastan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gastada" and "gastan" 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 #100,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.