Which to use
“gobe” and “goût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,359
- “gobe” frequency rank
- #1,293
- “goût” frequency rank
- 48652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gobe | goût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de gobbe. | Celui des cinq sens par lequel on discerne les saveurs. |
Where the eye mixes gobe and goût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gobe (CVCV) and goût (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gobe with goût
A purely visual mix-up. gobe (\ɡɔb\) 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 48652, 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\. 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 48652, this pair ranks #177,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gobe vs goût
Shared letters: go. Private to "gobe": be. Private to "goût": tû.
"gobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "goût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gobe ← gboe · ggobe · gobbe · goeb · ogbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gobe" and "goût" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "gobe" or "goût" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gobe" and "goût" 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 "goût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gobe" and "goût" 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 #177,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.