Which to use
“gustaba” and “gustabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,928
- “gustaba” frequency rank
- #47,841
- “gustabas” frequency rank
- 51769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gustaba | gustabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de gustar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de gustar. |
Where the eye mixes gustaba and gustabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gustaba runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against gustabas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gustaba and gustabas
A purely visual mix-up. gustaba ([gusˈt̪aβ̞a]) and gustabas ([gusˈt̪aβ̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gustaba” sits inside “gustabas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gustaba is recorded at frequency rank #3,928, classified as averb, pronounced [gusˈt̪aβ̞a]. gustabas is at rank #47,841, tagged as averb, pronounced [gusˈt̪aβ̞as].
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 51769, this pair ranks #96,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gustaba vs gustabas
Shared letters: abgstu. Private to "gustaba": -. Private to "gustabas": -.
"gustaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gustabas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gustaba" and "gustabas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "gustaba" or "gustabas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gustaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gustabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gustaba" and "gustabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gastadas vs gustabas". 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 #96,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.