Which to use
“games” and “gate” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,834
- “games” frequency rank
- #19,298
- “gate” frequency rank
- 27132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | games | gate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de game. | Synonyme de grille, électrode de commande des dispositifs à effet de champ. Cette électrode joue un effet analogue à celle de la grille d'un tube électronique, qui est de restreindre en fonction du potentiel qui lui est appliqué la zone dans laquelle les porteurs de charge peuvent circuler. |
Where the eye mixes games and gate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between games and gate
A purely visual mix-up. games (\ɡɛm\) and gate (\ɡɛt\) 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 27132, 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\. gate is at rank #19,298, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɛt\.
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 27132, this pair ranks #330,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of games vs gate
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "games": ms. Private to "gate": t.
"games" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "games" for "gate" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "games" or "gate" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "games" and "gate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "games" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #330,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "games" and "gate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gate vs glue". 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 #330,893 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.