Which to use
“gîte” and “gré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,039
- “gîte” frequency rank
- #5,767
- “gré” frequency rank
- 24806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gîte | gré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu où on habite et où on dort ordinairement. | Volonté, caprice, fantaisie. |
Where the eye mixes gîte and gré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gîte vs gré
A purely visual mix-up. gîte (\ʒit\) and gré (\ɡʁe\) 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 24806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gîte is recorded at frequency rank #19,039, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒit\. gré is at rank #5,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁe\.
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 24806, this pair ranks #344,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gîte vs gré
Shared letters: g. Private to "gîte": etî. Private to "gré": ré.
"gîte" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gré" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gîte" for "gré" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gîte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gîte" and "gré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gîte vs glue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #344,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.