ges

pron

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The verdict

“ges” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #17,144 in French word frequency and used as a pronoun.

#17,144
frequency rank, French
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Contraction de ge les (« je les »).

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ges vs go
33% similar
ges vs GR
0% similar
ges vs GT
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ges
PropertyValue
Headwordges
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#17,144
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ges” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ges lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ges is 3 letters long, classified as a pronoun. Corpus data places it at rank #17,144 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Contraction de ge les (« je les »).".

ges has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "go", "GR", "GT", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ges, spelled G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraction de ge les (« je les »).

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ges"?
"ges" is spelled G-E-S.
What does "ges" mean?
As a pronoun, "ges" means: Contraction de ge les (« je les »).
What words are commonly confused with "ges"?
"ges" is commonly confused with "go", "GR", "GT". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ges" come from?
"ges" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ges”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “go” - see the side-by-side comparison. ges vs go
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list