Which to use
“gustan” and “gusten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,547
- “gustan” frequency rank
- #12,392
- “gusten” frequency rank
- 13939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gustan | gusten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gustar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gustar. |
Where the eye mixes gustan and gusten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gustan and gusten
A purely visual mix-up. gustan ([ˈgust̪ãn]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “gustan” becomes e in “gusten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gustan is recorded at frequency rank #1,547, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgust̪ãn]. 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 13939, this pair ranks #285,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gustan vs gusten
Shared letters: gnstu. Private to "gustan": a. Private to "gusten": e.
"gustan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gusten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gustan" and "gusten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "gustan" or "gusten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gustan" 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 #285,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gustan" and "gusten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gasten vs gusten". 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 #285,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.