Which to use
“god” and “gods” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,880
- “god” frequency rank
- #47,920
- “gods” frequency rank
- 58800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | god | gods |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dieu. | Pluriel de god. |
Where the eye mixes god and gods
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between god and gods
A purely visual mix-up. god (\ɡɑd\) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “god” sits inside “gods”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
god is recorded at frequency rank #10,880, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɑd\. 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 58800, this pair ranks #106,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of god vs gods
Shared letters: dgo. Private to "god": -. Private to "gods": s.
"god" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "gods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gods ← gdos · ggods · godds · godss · gosd · ogds
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "god" and "gods" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "god" or "gods" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "god" and "gods" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "god" 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 #106,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "god" and "gods" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gobe vs gods". 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 #106,844 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.