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“gozado” and “gozan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,063
“gozado” frequency rank
#15,385
“gozan” frequency rank
50448
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gozado gozan
Definition Participio de gozar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gozar.

Where the eye mixes gozado and gozan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gozado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against gozan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
gozado
5 ch
gozan

Visual trap between gozado and gozan

A purely visual mix-up. gozado ([goˈsað̞o]) and gozan ([ˈgosãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gozado is recorded at frequency rank #35,063, classified as averb, pronounced [goˈsað̞o]. gozan is at rank #15,385, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgosãn].

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 50448, this pair ranks #103,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gozado vs gozan

Shared letters: agoz. Private to "gozado": d. Private to "gozan": n.

"gozado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "gozan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gozado ← ggozado · goazdo · gozaddo · gozaod · gozdao · gozzado · gzoado · ogzado
  • gozan ← ggozan · goazn · gozann · gozna · gozzan · gzoan · ogzan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gozado" and "gozan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([goˈsað̞o] versus [ˈgosãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gozado" or "gozan"?
"gozan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,385 in our Spanish list, against #35,063 for "gozado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gozado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gozan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gozado" and "gozan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "girado vs gozado". 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 #103,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list