Which to use
“gozan” and “gozando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,385
- “gozan” frequency rank
- #27,619
- “gozando” frequency rank
- 43004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gozan | gozando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gozar. | Gerundio de gozar. |
Where the eye mixes gozan and gozando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gozan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against gozando's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gozan vs gozando
A purely visual mix-up. gozan ([ˈgosãn]) and gozando ([goˈsãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gozan” sits inside “gozando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gozan is recorded at frequency rank #15,385, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgosãn]. gozando is at rank #27,619, tagged as averb, pronounced [goˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 43004, this pair ranks #145,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gozan vs gozando
Shared letters: agnoz. Private to "gozan": -. Private to "gozando": d.
"gozan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gozando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gozan" for "gozando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gozan" vs "gozando" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gozan" and "gozando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gozan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gozando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gozan" and "gozando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gozaban vs gozan". 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 #145,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.