gemmesvsGomesConfusable pair

Quick tell: gemmes is a noun, Gomes is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gemmes” is a noun and “Gomes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,517
“gemmes” frequency rank
#31,050
“Gomes” frequency rank
62567
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gemmes Gomes
Definition Pluriel de gemme. Nom de famille.

Letter map: gemmes vs Gomes

Shared letters muted; letters that set gemmes and Gomes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
gemmes
5 ch
Gomes

Part-of-speech tell for gemmes / Gomes

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gemmes is anoun and Gomesaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gemmes is recorded at frequency rank #31,517, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒɛm\. Gomes is at rank #31,050, tagged as aname.

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 62567, this pair ranks #86,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gemmes vs Gomes

Shared letters: egms. Private to "gemmes": -. Private to "Gomes": o.

"gemmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Gomes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemmesegmmes · gemems · gemes · gemmess · gemmse · ggemmes · gmemes
  • Gomesggomes · gmoes · goems · gomess · gomse · ogmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gemmes" and "Gomes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gemmes" is a noun and "Gomes" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gemmes" or "Gomes"?
"Gomes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,050 in our French list, against #31,517 for "gemmes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gemmes" and "Gomes".

  • Full dictionary entry for "gemmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gomes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #86,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gemmes" and "Gomes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gods vs Gomes". 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 #86,426 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list