Which to use
“gates” is a noun and “gustes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,115
- “gates” frequency rank
- #30,499
- “gustes” frequency rank
- 46614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gates | gustes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de gate. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de gustar. |
Where the eye mixes gates and gustes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gates runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against gustes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gates and gustes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gates is /ɡeɪts/ while gustes is [ˈgust̪es]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gates is recorded at frequency rank #16,115, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡeɪts/. gustes is at rank #30,499, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgust̪es].
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 46614, this pair ranks #124,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gates vs gustes
Shared letters: egst. Private to "gates": a. Private to "gustes": u.
"gates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gustes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gates" and "gustes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "gates" or "gustes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gates" and "gustes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gustes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gates" and "gustes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gules vs gustes". 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 #124,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.