gusto

/ˈɡus.toː/.

//ˈɡus.toː/./ verb

The verdict

“gusto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,998 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,998
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - provar.

Corpus desk

Index PT-gusto · gusto · Portuguese

gusto · rank #60,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,998
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH heroicamente

Nearest frequency peer: heroicamente (+5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “gusto”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “gusto” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gusto
PropertyValue
Headwordgusto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɡus.toː/.
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “gusto” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.gustocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “heroicamente” (#61,003), “gravitação” (#60,990), “gosma” (#60,986). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gusto” fica em #60,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gusto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,998 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈɡus.toː/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

gusto has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is gusto, spelled G-U-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    provar.
  2. 2
    apreciar o sabor.
  3. 3
    petiscar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gusto"?
"gusto" is spelled G-U-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡus.toː/..
What does "gusto" mean?
As a verb, "gusto" means: provar.
How do you pronounce "gusto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gusto" is /ˈɡus.toː/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gusto" come from?
"gusto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gusto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list