Which to use
“ges” is a pronoun and “gh” is a typographic variant - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,144
- “ges” frequency rank
- #46,786
- “gh” frequency rank
- 63930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ges | gh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction de ge les (« je les »). | Orthographe par contrainte typographique par système h de ĝ. |
Letter map: ges vs gh
Shared letters muted; letters that set ges and gh apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ges and gh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ges is apronoun and ghatypographic variant. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ges is recorded at frequency rank #17,144, classified as apron. gh is at rank #46,786, tagged as atypographic variant, pronounced \d͡ʒo\.
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 63930, this pair ranks #79,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ges vs gh
Shared letters: g. Private to "ges": es. Private to "gh": h.
"ges" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "gh" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ges" and "gh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ges" or "gh"?
Useful next steps
Pair "ges" vs "gh" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ges" and "gh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gh vs gx". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #79,481 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.