Which to use
“gente” is a noun and “goûte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,458
- “gente” frequency rank
- #16,632
- “goûte” frequency rank
- 44090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gente | goûte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin de gens. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de goûter. |
Where the eye mixes gente and goûte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gente (CVCCV) and goûte (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gente vs goûte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gente is \ʒɑ̃t\ while goûte is \ɡut\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gente is recorded at frequency rank #27,458, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒɑ̃t\. goûte is at rank #16,632, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡut\.
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 44090, this pair ranks #213,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gente vs goûte
Shared letters: egt. Private to "gente": n. Private to "goûte": oû.
"gente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "goûte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gente ← egnte · genet · gennte · gentte · getne · ggente · gnete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gente" and "goûte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gente" vs "goûte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goûte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gente" and "goûte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gente vs gets". 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 #213,126 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.