Which to use
“grato” is an adjective and “gusto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,292
- “grato” frequency rank
- #914
- “gusto” frequency rank
- 26206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | gusto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que provoca agrado, complacencia o gusto. | Uno de los cinco sentidos por los que los seres vivos perciben su entorno. Es este caso mediante el sabor, a través de las papilas gustativas. |
Where the eye mixes grato and gusto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grato vs gusto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grato is [ˈgɾat̪o] while gusto is [ˈgust̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grato is recorded at frequency rank #25,292, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈgɾat̪o]. gusto is at rank #914, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgust̪o].
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 26206, this pair ranks #232,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs gusto
Shared letters: got. Private to "grato": ar. Private to "gusto": su.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gusto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grato" for "gusto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grato" vs "gusto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grato" and "gusto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gusto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" and "gusto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grana vs grato". 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 #232,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.