Which to use
“gode” and “gods” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,024
- “gode” frequency rank
- #47,920
- “gods” frequency rank
- 73944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gode | gods |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Godemichet. | Pluriel de god. |
Where the eye mixes gode and gods
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gode (CVCV) and gods (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gode with gods
A purely visual mix-up. gode (\ɡɔd\) 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 a single letter - e in “gode” becomes s in “gods”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73944, 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\. 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 73944, this pair ranks #38,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gode vs gods
Shared letters: dgo. Private to "gode": e. Private to "gods": s.
"gode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gode" and "gods" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gode" vs "gods" - which ranks higher?
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 "gods" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gode" 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 #38,798 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.