Which to use
“ghost” and “goût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,636
- “ghost” frequency rank
- #1,293
- “goût” frequency rank
- 16929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ghost | goût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clone de données, effectué à l'aide du célèbre logiciel Ghost. | Celui des cinq sens par lequel on discerne les saveurs. |
Where the eye mixes ghost and goût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ghost with goût
A purely visual mix-up. ghost (\ɡɔst\) and goût (\ɡu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ghost is recorded at frequency rank #15,636, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔst\. goût is at rank #1,293, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡu\.
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 16929, this pair ranks #385,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ghost vs goût
Shared letters: got. Private to "ghost": hs. Private to "goût": û.
"ghost" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "goût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ghost ← gghost · ghhost · ghosst · ghostt · ghots · ghsot · gohst · hgost
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ghost" and "goût" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ghost" vs "goût" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ghost" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ghost" and "goût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ghost vs ghosts". 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 #385,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.