gostoso

//ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu// adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,992

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

gostoso is anPortugueseadj. It means: que tem gosto bom Pronounced /ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/. It ranks #3,992 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with gosto and gostos.

Key facts for gostoso
PropertyValue
Headwordgostoso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,992
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gostoso in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for gostoso is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,992 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gostoso, with forms such as "ggostoso", "gosotso", and "gosstoso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gosto", "gostos", "gasoso", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is gostoso, spelled G-O-S-T-O-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem gosto bom
  2. 2
    pessoa de corpo muito atraente

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggostoso,gosotso,gosstoso,gostoos,gostosso,gostsoo,gosttoso,gotsoso,gsotoso,ogstoso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gostoso

Misspelling Variants of "gostoso"

ggostoso8gosotso7gosstoso8gostoos7gostosso8gostsoo7gosttoso8gotsoso7
Misspelling Variants of "gostoso"

Frequency rank: #3,992 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gostoso"?
"gostoso" is spelled G-O-S-T-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/.
What does "gostoso" mean?
As an adj, "gostoso" means: que tem gosto bom
What words are commonly confused with "gostoso"?
"gostoso" is commonly confused with "gosto", "gostos", "gasoso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gostoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gostoso" is /ɡuʃ.ˈto.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gostoso" come from?
"gostoso" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.