Which to use
“gasten” is a verb and “gasto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,774
- “gasten” frequency rank
- #2,834
- “gasto” frequency rank
- 42608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gasten | gasto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gastar o de gastarse. | Acción y efecto de gastar |
Where the eye mixes gasten and gasto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gasten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against gasto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gasten vs gasto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gasten is [ˈgast̪ẽn] while gasto is [ˈgast̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42608, 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]. gasto is at rank #2,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgast̪o].
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 42608, this pair ranks #147,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gasten vs gasto
Shared letters: agst. Private to "gasten": en. Private to "gasto": o.
"gasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gasten" and "gasto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gasten" vs "gasto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gasten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gasto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gasten" and "gasto" 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 #147,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.