Which to use
“gasten” and “gustan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,774
- “gasten” frequency rank
- #1,547
- “gustan” frequency rank
- 41321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gasten | gustan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gastar o de gastarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gustar. |
Where the eye mixes gasten and gustan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gasten and gustan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gasten with gustan
A purely visual mix-up. gasten ([ˈgast̪ẽn]) and gustan ([ˈgust̪ãn]) 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 41321, 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]. gustan is at rank #1,547, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgust̪ãn].
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 41321, this pair ranks #154,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gasten vs gustan
Shared letters: agnst. Private to "gasten": e. Private to "gustan": u.
"gasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gustan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gasten" and "gustan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gasten" vs "gustan" - 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 "gustan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gasten" and "gustan" 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 #154,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.