Which to use
“gaste” and “gastes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,165
- “gaste” frequency rank
- #23,795
- “gastes” frequency rank
- 47960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gaste | gastes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de gastar o de gastarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de gastar o de gastarse. |
Where the eye mixes gaste and gastes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gaste and gastes
A purely visual mix-up. gaste ([ˈgast̪e]) and gastes ([ˈgast̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gaste” sits inside “gastes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gaste is recorded at frequency rank #24,165, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgast̪e]. gastes is at rank #23,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgast̪es].
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 47960, this pair ranks #117,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gaste vs gastes
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "gaste": -. Private to "gastes": -.
"gaste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gastes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gaste" for "gastes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gaste" vs "gastes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gaste" and "gastes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gaste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gastes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gaste" and "gastes" 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 #117,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.