# gastar vs gostar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### gastar
*verb · IPA /ɡɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,564*
despender

### gostar
*verb · IPA /ɡuʃ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #1,888*
achar agradável

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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