gritenvsgustenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#30,926
“griten” frequency rank
#12,392
“gusten” frequency rank
43318
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature griten gusten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gritar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gustar.

Where the eye mixes griten and gusten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. griten (CCVCVC) and gusten (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
griten
6 ch
gusten

Look-alike desk: griten vs gusten

A purely visual mix-up. griten ([ˈgɾit̪ẽn]) and gusten ([ˈgust̪ẽn]) 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 43318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

griten is recorded at frequency rank #30,926, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾit̪ẽn]. gusten is at rank #12,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgust̪ẽn].

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 43318, this pair ranks #143,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of griten vs gusten

Shared letters: egnt. Private to "griten": ir. Private to "gusten": su.

"griten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "gusten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • griten ← ggriten · girten · grietn · gritenn · gritne · gritten · grriten · grtien
  • gusten ← ggusten · gsuten · gusetn · gussten · gustenn · gustne · gustten · gutsen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "griten" and "gusten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgɾit̪ẽn] versus [ˈgust̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "griten" or "gusten"?
"gusten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,392 in our Spanish list, against #30,926 for "griten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "griten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gusten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "griten" and "gusten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "given vs griten". 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 #143,325 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