Which to use
“gozaba” and “gozado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,924
- “gozaba” frequency rank
- #35,063
- “gozado” frequency rank
- 65987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gozaba | gozado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de gozar. | Participio de gozar. |
Where the eye mixes gozaba and gozado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gozaba and gozado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gozaba with gozado
A purely visual mix-up. gozaba ([goˈsaβ̞a]) and gozado ([goˈsað̞o]) 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 65987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gozaba is recorded at frequency rank #30,924, classified as averb, pronounced [goˈsaβ̞a]. gozado is at rank #35,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [goˈsað̞o].
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 65987, this pair ranks #41,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gozaba vs gozado
Shared letters: agoz. Private to "gozaba": b. Private to "gozado": d.
"gozaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "gozado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gozaba" for "gozado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gozaba" or "gozado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gozaba" and "gozado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gozaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gozado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gozaba" and "gozado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gozaba vs gozaban". 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 #41,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.