Which to use
“gard” and “gré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,509
- “gard” frequency rank
- #5,767
- “gré” frequency rank
- 16276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gard | gré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de kard par adoucissement (k → g). | Volonté, caprice, fantaisie. |
Where the eye mixes gard and gré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gard with gré
A purely visual mix-up. gard (\ˈɡart\) and gré (\ɡʁe\) 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 16276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gard is recorded at frequency rank #10,509, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡart\. gré is at rank #5,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁe\.
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 16276, this pair ranks #388,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gard vs gré
Shared letters: gr. Private to "gard": ad. Private to "gré": é.
"gard" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gré" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gard ← agrd · gadr · gardd · garrd · ggard · grad
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gard" and "gré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gard" or "gré"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gard" and "gré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gama vs gard". 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 #388,566 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.