Which to use
“gastadas” and “gastados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,828
- “gastadas” frequency rank
- #30,922
- “gastados” frequency rank
- 78750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gastadas | gastados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de gastado, participio de gastar o de gastarse. | Forma del plural de gastado, participio de gastar o de gastarse. |
Where the eye mixes gastadas and gastados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gastadas with gastados
A purely visual mix-up. gastadas ([gasˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “gastadas” becomes o in “gastados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78750, 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]. 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 78750, this pair ranks #13,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gastadas vs gastados
Shared letters: adgst. Private to "gastadas": -. Private to "gastados": o.
"gastadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "gastados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gastadas" and "gastados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "gastadas" or "gastados" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gastadas" 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 #13,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gastadas" and "gastados" 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 #13,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.