Which to use
“gérez” is a verb and “guère” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,189
- “gérez” frequency rank
- #3,924
- “guère” frequency rank
- 32113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gérez | guère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gérer. | Presque pas ; presque rien. |
Where the eye mixes gérez and guère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gérez (CVCVC) and guère (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gérez and guère
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gérez is \ʒe.ʁe\ while guère is \ɡɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gérez is recorded at frequency rank #28,189, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒe.ʁe\. guère is at rank #3,924, tagged as anadv, pronounced \ɡɛʁ\.
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 32113, this pair ranks #299,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gérez vs guère
Shared letters: egr. Private to "gérez": zé. Private to "guère": uè.
"gérez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "guère" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gérez" and "guère" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "gérez" or "guère" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gérez" and "guère" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gérez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gérez" and "guère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gégé vs gérez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #299,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.