Which to use
“gastas” and “gaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,617
- “gastas” frequency rank
- #24,165
- “gaste” frequency rank
- 51782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gastas | gaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 gastas and gaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gastas 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.
Look-alike desk: gastas vs gaste
A purely visual mix-up. gastas ([ˈgast̪as]) 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 51782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gastas is recorded at frequency rank #27,617, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgast̪as]. 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 51782, this pair ranks #96,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gastas vs gaste
Shared letters: agst. Private to "gastas": -. Private to "gaste": e.
"gastas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gaste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gastas" for "gaste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gastas" vs "gaste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gastas" and "gaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gastas" 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 #96,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gastas" and "gaste" 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 #96,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.