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.
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?
Frequency check: "gustar" vs "gustará" - which ranks higher?
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.