Which to use
“gate” and “gode” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,298
- “gate” frequency rank
- #26,024
- “gode” frequency rank
- 45322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gate | gode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Godemichet. |
Where the eye mixes gate and gode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gate vs gode
A purely visual mix-up. gate (\ɡɛt\) and gode (\ɡɔd\) 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 45322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gate is recorded at frequency rank #19,298, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɛt\. gode is at rank #26,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔd\.
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 45322, this pair ranks #203,626 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gate vs gode
Shared letters: eg. Private to "gate": at. Private to "gode": do.
"gate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gate" and "gode" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gate" vs "gode" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,626 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gate" and "gode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gode". 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 #203,626 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.