Which to use
“gelées” and “gemmes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,875
- “gelées” frequency rank
- #31,517
- “gemmes” frequency rank
- 54392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelées | gemmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de gelée. | Pluriel de gemme. |
Where the eye mixes gelées and gemmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gelées (CVCVVC) and gemmes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gelées and gemmes
A purely visual mix-up. gelées (\ʒə.le\) and gemmes (\ʒɛm\) 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 54392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelées is recorded at frequency rank #22,875, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒə.le\. gemmes is at rank #31,517, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒɛm\.
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 54392, this pair ranks #134,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelées vs gemmes
Shared letters: egs. Private to "gelées": lé. Private to "gemmes": m.
"gelées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "gemmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemmes ← egmmes · gemems · gemes · gemmess · gemmse · ggemmes · gmemes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelées" and "gemmes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gelées" vs "gemmes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelées" and "gemmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemmes vs geôles". 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 #134,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.