Which to use
“gardée” is an adjective and “guidée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,373
- “gardée” frequency rank
- #18,499
- “guidée” frequency rank
- 34872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gardée | guidée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de gardé. | Participe passé féminin singulier de guider. |
Where the eye mixes gardée and guidée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gardée (CVCCVV) and guidée (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gardée with guidée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gardée is \ɡaʁ.de\ while guidée is \ɡi.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gardée is recorded at frequency rank #16,373, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡaʁ.de\. guidée is at rank #18,499, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡi.de\.
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 34872, this pair ranks #280,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gardée vs guidée
Shared letters: degé. Private to "gardée": ar. Private to "guidée": iu.
"gardée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "guidée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gardée" and "guidée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gardée" or "guidée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gardée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guidée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gardée" and "guidée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guidée vs guidera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #280,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.