Which to use
“gustaban” and “gustabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,606
- “gustaban” frequency rank
- #47,841
- “gustabas” frequency rank
- 62447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gustaban | gustabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de gustar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de gustar. |
Where the eye mixes gustaban and gustabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gustaban and gustabas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gustaban and gustabas
A purely visual mix-up. gustaban ([gusˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “gustaban” becomes s in “gustabas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gustaban is recorded at frequency rank #14,606, classified as averb, pronounced [gusˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 62447, this pair ranks #51,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gustaban vs gustabas
Shared letters: abgstu. Private to "gustaban": n. Private to "gustabas": -.
"gustaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "gustabas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gustaban" and "gustabas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gustaban" vs "gustabas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gustaban" 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 #51,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gustaban" 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 #51,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.