godevsgondsTell them apart

Which to use

“gode” and “gonds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,024
“gode” frequency rank
#38,825
“gonds” frequency rank
64849
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gode gonds
Definition Godemichet. Pluriel de gond.

Where the eye mixes gode and gonds

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
gode
5 ch
gonds

Visual trap between gode and gonds

A purely visual mix-up. gode (\ɡɔd\) and gonds (\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 64849, 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\. gonds is at rank #38,825, 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 64849, this pair ranks #75,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gode vs gonds

Shared letters: dgo. Private to "gode": e. Private to "gonds": ns.

"gode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "gonds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • godegdoe · ggode · godde · goed · ogde
  • gondsggonds · gnods · godns · gondds · gondss · gonnds · gonsd · ognds

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gode" and "gonds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɡɔd\ versus \ɡɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gode" vs "gonds" - which ranks higher?
"gode" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,024 in our French list, against #38,825 for "gonds". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gonds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #75,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gode" and "gonds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gods vs gonds". 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 #75,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list