Which to use
“gode” and “gon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,024
- “gode” frequency rank
- #38,319
- “gon” frequency rank
- 64343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gode | gon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Godemichet. | Grade, unité de mesure d’angle plan. |
Where the eye mixes gode and gon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gode vs gon
A purely visual mix-up. gode (\ɡɔd\) and gon (\ɡɔ̃\) 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 64343, 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\. gon is at rank #38,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ̃\.
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 64343, this pair ranks #77,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gode vs gon
Shared letters: go. Private to "gode": de. Private to "gon": n.
"gode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gode ← gdoe · ggode · godde · goed · ogde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gode" for "gon" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gode" or "gon"?
Useful next steps
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 "gon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gode" and "gon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gon vs gx". 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 #77,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.