Which to use
“gains” and “games” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,189
- “gains” frequency rank
- #7,834
- “games” frequency rank
- 15023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gains | games |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de gain. | Pluriel de game. |
Where the eye mixes gains and games
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gains with games
A purely visual mix-up. gains (\ɡɛ̃\) and games (\ɡɛm\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gains is recorded at frequency rank #7,189, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɛ̃\. games is at rank #7,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɛm\.
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 15023, this pair ranks #394,183 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gains vs games
Shared letters: ags. Private to "gains": in. Private to "games": em.
"gains" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "games" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gains" and "games" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "gains" or "games" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gains" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "games" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,183 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gains" and "games" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gama vs games". 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 #394,183 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.