Which to use
“gobe” and “gon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,359
- “gobe” frequency rank
- #38,319
- “gon” frequency rank
- 85678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gobe | gon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de gobbe. | Grade, unité de mesure d’angle plan. |
Where the eye mixes gobe and gon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gobe and gon
A purely visual mix-up. gobe (\ɡɔb\) and gon (\ɡɔ̃\) 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 85678, 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\. gon is at rank #38,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ̃\.
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 85678, this pair ranks #10,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gobe vs gon
Shared letters: go. Private to "gobe": be. Private to "gon": n.
"gobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gobe ← gboe · ggobe · gobbe · goeb · ogbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gobe" for "gon" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gobe" vs "gon" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gobe" and "gon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gobe" and "gon" 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 #10,938 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.