Which to use
“games” and “gangs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,834
- “games” frequency rank
- #16,141
- “gangs” frequency rank
- 23975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | games | gangs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de game. | Pluriel de gang. |
Where the eye mixes games and gangs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: games vs gangs
A purely visual mix-up. games (\ɡɛm\) and gangs (\ɡɑ̃ɡ\) 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 23975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
games is recorded at frequency rank #7,834, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɛm\. gangs is at rank #16,141, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɑ̃ɡ\.
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 23975, this pair ranks #349,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of games vs gangs
Shared letters: ags. Private to "games": em. Private to "gangs": n.
"games" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gangs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "games" and "gangs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "games" vs "gangs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "games" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gangs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "games" and "gangs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gangs vs gents". 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 #349,376 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.