Which to use
“gosto” and “guto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #407
- “gosto” frequency rank
- #21,201
- “guto” frequency rank
- 21608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gosto | guto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | paladar, um dos cinco sentidos, que permite diferenciar sabores | gota, pingo |
Where the eye mixes gosto and guto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gosto with guto
A purely visual mix-up. gosto (/ˈɡoʃ.tu/) and guto (/ˈɡu.tɔ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gosto is recorded at frequency rank #407, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡoʃ.tu/. guto is at rank #21,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡu.tɔ/.
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 21608, this pair ranks #48,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gosto vs guto
Shared letters: got. Private to "gosto": s. Private to "guto": u.
"gosto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "guto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gosto" and "guto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gosto" or "guto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gosto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gosto" and "guto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Guam vs guto". 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 #48,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.