Which to use
“gobe” and “gods” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,359
- “gobe” frequency rank
- #47,920
- “gods” frequency rank
- 95279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gobe | gods |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de gobbe. | Pluriel de god. |
Where the eye mixes gobe and gods
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gobe (CVCV) and gods (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gobe vs gods
A purely visual mix-up. gobe (\ɡɔb\) and gods (\ˈɡɑdz\) 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 95279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gobe is recorded at frequency rank #47,359, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔb\. gods is at rank #47,920, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡɑdz\.
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 95279, this pair ranks #1,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gobe vs gods
Shared letters: go. Private to "gobe": be. Private to "gods": ds.
"gobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gobe" and "gods" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gobe" or "gods"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gods" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gobe" and "gods" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gobe". 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 #1,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.