Which to use
“gobe” and “gué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,359
- “gobe” frequency rank
- #24,618
- “gué” frequency rank
- 71977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gobe | gué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de gobbe. | Endroit d’une rivière, d’un fleuve où l’eau est assez basse et le fond assez ferme pour qu’on puisse traverser à pied. |
Where the eye mixes gobe and gué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gobe vs gué
A purely visual mix-up. gobe (\ɡɔb\) and gué (\ɡe\) 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 71977, 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\. gué is at rank #24,618, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡe\.
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 71977, this pair ranks #45,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gobe vs gué
Shared letters: g. Private to "gobe": beo. Private to "gué": ué.
"gobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gué" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gobe ← gboe · ggobe · gobbe · goeb · ogbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gobe" for "gué" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gobe" vs "gué" - which ranks higher?
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 "gué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gobe" and "gué" 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 #45,632 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.