Which to use
“gastan” and “gestar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,919
- “gastan” frequency rank
- #49,676
- “gestar” frequency rank
- 63595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gastan | gestar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gastar o de gastarse. | Llevar el embrión (y luego feto) en el útero y sustentarlo desde la concepción hasta el parto. |
Where the eye mixes gastan and gestar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gastan and gestar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gastan with gestar
A purely visual mix-up. gastan ([ˈgast̪ãn]) and gestar ([xesˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63595, 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]. gestar is at rank #49,676, tagged as averb, pronounced [xesˈt̪aɾ].
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 63595, this pair ranks #48,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gastan vs gestar
Shared letters: agst. Private to "gastan": n. Private to "gestar": er.
"gastan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gestar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gastan" for "gestar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gastan" vs "gestar" - which ranks higher?
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 "gastan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gastan" and "gestar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestar vs guitar". 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 #48,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.