Which to use
“gastadas” is a participle and “gastado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,828
- “gastadas” frequency rank
- #9,461
- “gastado” frequency rank
- 57289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gastadas | gastado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de gastado, participio de gastar o de gastarse. | Participio de gastar o de gastarse. |
Where the eye mixes gastadas and gastado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gastadas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against gastado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gastadas with gastado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gastadas is [gasˈt̪að̞as] while gastado is [gasˈt̪að̞o]. 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 57289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gastadas is recorded at frequency rank #47,828, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [gasˈt̪að̞as]. gastado is at rank #9,461, tagged as averb, pronounced [gasˈt̪að̞o].
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 57289, this pair ranks #71,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gastadas vs gastado
Shared letters: adgst. Private to "gastadas": -. Private to "gastado": o.
"gastadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "gastado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gastadas" and "gastado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gastadas" or "gastado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gastadas" and "gastado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gastadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gastado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gastadas" and "gastado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gastadas vs gustabas". 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 #71,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.