Which to use
“gastar” and “gasten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,210
- “gastar” frequency rank
- #39,774
- “gasten” frequency rank
- 44984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gastar | gasten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Provocar el consumo, deterioro o destrucción de algo por el uso. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gastar o de gastarse. |
Where the eye mixes gastar and gasten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gastar and gasten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gastar and gasten
A purely visual mix-up. gastar ([gasˈt̪aɾ]) and gasten ([ˈgast̪ẽn]) 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 44984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gastar is recorded at frequency rank #5,210, classified as averb, pronounced [gasˈt̪aɾ]. gasten is at rank #39,774, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgast̪ẽn].
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 44984, this pair ranks #133,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gastar vs gasten
Shared letters: agst. Private to "gastar": r. Private to "gasten": en.
"gastar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gastar" for "gasten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gastar" or "gasten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gastar" and "gasten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gastar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gasten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gastar" and "gasten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gasteiz vs gasten". 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 #133,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.