Which to use
“gasten” and “gastes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,774
- “gasten” frequency rank
- #23,795
- “gastes” frequency rank
- 63569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gasten | gastes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 gasten and gastes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gasten and gastes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gasten and gastes
A purely visual mix-up. gasten ([ˈgast̪ẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “gasten” becomes s in “gastes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gasten is recorded at frequency rank #39,774, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgast̪ẽn]. 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 63569, this pair ranks #48,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gasten vs gastes
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "gasten": n. Private to "gastes": -.
"gasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gastes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gasten" and "gastes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gasten" or "gastes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gasten" 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 #48,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gasten" and "gastes" 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 #48,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.