Which to use
“go” and “gui” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,718
- “go” frequency rank
- #21,335
- “gui” frequency rank
- 24053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | go | gui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu de stratégie d’origine chinoise et qui se joue à deux joueurs. | Plante verte hémiparasite et épiphyte à tiges articulées dichotomiques et à baies globuleuses qui croissent sur les branches de certains arbres, grâce à leur suçoir conique (ou haustorium) et dont les graines collantes sont disséminées par divers oiseaux. |
Where the eye mixes go and gui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between go and gui
A purely visual mix-up. go (\ɡo\) and gui (\ɡi\) 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 24053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
go is recorded at frequency rank #2,718, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡo\. gui is at rank #21,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡi\.
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 24053, this pair ranks #348,914 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of go vs gui
Shared letters: g. Private to "go": o. Private to "gui": iu.
"go" · 2 letters · shape CV · "gui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "go" for "gui" ever safe?
Frequency check: "go" vs "gui" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "go" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,914 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "go" and "gui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #348,914 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.