Which to use
“gastado” and “gastas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,461
- “gastado” frequency rank
- #27,617
- “gastas” frequency rank
- 37078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gastado | gastas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de gastar o de gastarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de gastar o de gastarse. |
Where the eye mixes gastado and gastas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gastado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against gastas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gastado and gastas
A purely visual mix-up. gastado ([gasˈt̪að̞o]) and gastas ([ˈgast̪as]) 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 37078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gastado is recorded at frequency rank #9,461, classified as averb, pronounced [gasˈt̪að̞o]. gastas is at rank #27,617, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgast̪as].
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 37078, this pair ranks #177,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gastado vs gastas
Shared letters: agst. Private to "gastado": do. Private to "gastas": -.
"gastado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gastas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gastado" and "gastas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gastado" or "gastas"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gastado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gastas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gastado" and "gastas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gastas vs gestar". 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 #177,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.