Which to use
“gode” and “gong” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,024
- “gode” frequency rank
- #25,337
- “gong” frequency rank
- 51361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gode | gong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Godemichet. | Percussion d’Extrême-Orient, composée d’un disque de métal dont on tire des sons retentissants en le frappant avec une baguette garnie de peau. |
Where the eye mixes gode and gong
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gode with gong
A purely visual mix-up. gode (\ɡɔd\) and gong (\ɡɔ̃ɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51361, 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\. gong is at rank #25,337, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ̃ɡ\.
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 51361, this pair ranks #155,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gode vs gong
Shared letters: go. Private to "gode": de. Private to "gong": n.
"gode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gode" for "gong" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gode" or "gong"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gode" and "gong" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gode" and "gong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gode". 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 #155,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.