Which to use
“gode” and “godet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,024
- “gode” frequency rank
- #40,787
- “godet” frequency rank
- 66811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gode | godet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Godemichet. | Petit vase dans lequel on donne à boire aux oiseaux en cage. |
Where the eye mixes gode and godet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gode runs 4 letters (CVCV) against godet's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gode and godet
A purely visual mix-up. gode (\ɡɔd\) and godet (\ɡɔ.dɛ\) 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) - “gode” sits inside “godet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gode is recorded at frequency rank #26,024, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔd\. godet is at rank #40,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ.dɛ\.
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 66811, this pair ranks #66,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gode vs godet
Shared letters: dego. Private to "gode": -. Private to "godet": t.
"gode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "godet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gode" and "godet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gode" or "godet"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "godet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gode" and "godet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "godet 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 #66,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.