Which to use
“gasto” is an adjective and “gosto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,644
- “gasto” frequency rank
- #407
- “gosto” frequency rank
- 8051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gasto | gosto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se daquilo que sofreu um processo de erosão, desgaste | paladar, um dos cinco sentidos, que permite diferenciar sabores |
Where the eye mixes gasto and gosto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gasto and gosto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gasto with gosto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gasto is \'gas.tu\ while gosto is /ˈɡoʃ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “gasto” becomes o in “gosto”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gasto is recorded at frequency rank #7,644, classified as anadj, pronounced \'gas.tu\. gosto is at rank #407, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡoʃ.tu/.
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 8051, this pair ranks #65,868 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gasto vs gosto
Shared letters: gost. Private to "gasto": a. Private to "gosto": -.
"gasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gosto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gasto" for "gosto" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gasto" or "gosto" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gosto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,868 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gasto" and "gosto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gasoso vs gasto". 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 #65,868 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.