Which to use
“gasto” and “gastos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,834
- “gasto” frequency rank
- #1,853
- “gastos” frequency rank
- 4687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gasto | gastos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de gastar | Forma del plural de gasto. |
Where the eye mixes gasto and gastos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gasto and gastos
A purely visual mix-up. gasto ([ˈgast̪o]) and gastos ([ˈgast̪os]) 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) - “gasto” sits inside “gastos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gasto is recorded at frequency rank #2,834, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgast̪o]. gastos is at rank #1,853, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgast̪os].
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 4687, this pair ranks #315,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gasto vs gastos
Shared letters: agost. Private to "gasto": -. Private to "gastos": -.
"gasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gastos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gasto" and "gastos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gasto" vs "gastos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gastos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gasto" and "gastos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "garbo vs gasto". 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 #315,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.