Which to use
“gustan” and “gustes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,547
- “gustan” frequency rank
- #30,499
- “gustes” frequency rank
- 32046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gustan | gustes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gustar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de gustar. |
Where the eye mixes gustan and gustes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gustan and gustes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gustan and gustes
A purely visual mix-up. gustan ([ˈgust̪ãn]) and gustes ([ˈgust̪es]) 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 32046, 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]. gustes is at rank #30,499, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgust̪es].
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 32046, this pair ranks #204,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gustan vs gustes
Shared letters: gstu. Private to "gustan": an. Private to "gustes": e.
"gustan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gustes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gustan" and "gustes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gustan" vs "gustes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gustan" and "gustes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gustan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gustes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gustan" and "gustes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gules vs gustes". 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 #204,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.