Which to use
“gift” and “goût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,553
- “gift” frequency rank
- #1,293
- “goût” frequency rank
- 49846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gift | goût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cadeau, présent, don. | Celui des cinq sens par lequel on discerne les saveurs. |
Where the eye mixes gift and goût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gift (CVCC) and goût (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gift vs goût
A purely visual mix-up. gift (\ɡɪft\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gift is recorded at frequency rank #48,553, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɪft\. 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 49846, this pair ranks #167,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gift vs goût
Shared letters: gt. Private to "gift": fi. Private to "goût": oû.
"gift" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "goût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gift ← gfit · ggift · gifft · giftt · gitf · igft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gift" for "goût" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "gift" or "goût" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gift" and "goût" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gift" 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 #167,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gift" and "goût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gift vs gimp". 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 #167,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.