Which to use
“George” is a noun and “Georges” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #969
- “George” frequency rank
- #16,925
- “Georges” frequency rank
- 17894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | George | Georges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G. | plural of George |
Letter map: George vs Georges
Shared letters muted; letters that set George and Georges apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. George runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against Georges's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: George vs Georges
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: George is anoun and Georgesaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “George” sits inside “Georges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
George is recorded at frequency rank #969, classified as anoun, pronounced /dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/. Georges is at rank #16,925, tagged as aname.
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 17894, this pair ranks #448,445 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of George vs Georges
Shared letters: egor. Private to "George": -. Private to "Georges": s.
"George" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Georges" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "George" for "Georges" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "George" or "Georges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "George" vs "Georges" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "George" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Georges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #448,445 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "George" and "Georges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Georges vs Georgi". 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 #448,445 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.