gustarvsgustaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,542
“gustar” frequency rank
#21,014
“gustará” frequency rank
27556
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gustar gustará
Definition Ser agradable, obtener aprobación. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de gustar.

Where the eye mixes gustar and gustará

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gustar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against gustará's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
gustar
7 ch
gustará

Why the eye confuses gustar with gustará

A purely visual mix-up. gustar ([gusˈt̪aɾ]) and gustará ([gust̪aˈɾa]) 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) - “gustar” sits inside “gustará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gustar is recorded at frequency rank #6,542, classified as averb, pronounced [gusˈt̪aɾ]. gustará is at rank #21,014, tagged as averb, pronounced [gust̪aˈɾa].

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 27556, this pair ranks #226,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gustar vs gustará

Shared letters: agrstu. Private to "gustar": -. Private to "gustará": á.

"gustar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "gustará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gustar ← ggustar · gsutar · gusatr · gusstar · gustarr · gustra · gusttar · gutsar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gustar" and "gustará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([gusˈt̪aɾ] versus [gust̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gustar" vs "gustará" - which ranks higher?
"gustar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,542 in our Spanish list, against #21,014 for "gustará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gustar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gustará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gustar" and "gustará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestar vs gustará". 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 #226,249 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