Which to use
“ges” is a pronoun and “geste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,144
- “ges” frequency rank
- #2,780
- “geste” frequency rank
- 19924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ges | geste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction de ge les (« je les »). | Action et mouvement du corps et particulièrement des bras et des mains, action et mouvement employés à signifier quelque chose. |
Letter map: ges vs geste
Shared letters muted; letters that set ges and geste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: ges vs geste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ges is apronoun and gesteanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ges” sits inside “geste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ges is recorded at frequency rank #17,144, classified as apron. geste is at rank #2,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒɛst\.
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 19924, this pair ranks #370,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ges vs geste
Shared letters: egs. Private to "ges": -. Private to "geste": t.
"ges" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "geste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geste ← egste · geset · gesste · gestte · getse · ggeste · gsete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ges" for "geste" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "ges" or "geste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ges" and "geste".
- Full dictionary entry for "ges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ges" and "geste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ges vs gx". 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 #370,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.