Which to use
“gastan” and “gaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,919
- “gastan” frequency rank
- #24,165
- “gaste” frequency rank
- 38084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gastan | gaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gastar o de gastarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de gastar o de gastarse. |
Where the eye mixes gastan and gaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gastan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against gaste's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gastan and gaste
A purely visual mix-up. gastan ([ˈgast̪ãn]) and gaste ([ˈgast̪e]) 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 38084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gastan is recorded at frequency rank #13,919, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgast̪ãn]. gaste is at rank #24,165, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgast̪e].
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 38084, this pair ranks #171,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gastan vs gaste
Shared letters: agst. Private to "gastan": n. Private to "gaste": e.
"gastan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gaste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gastan" for "gaste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gastan" vs "gaste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gastan" and "gaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gastan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gastan" and "gaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gaste vs Gasteiz". 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 #171,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.