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

#26,024
“gode” frequency rank
#16,893
“gore” frequency rank
42917
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gode gore
Definition Godemichet. Genre cinématographique et littéraire dérivé de l’horreur, où il y a beaucoup de sang qui coule.

Where the eye mixes gode and gore

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

4 ch
gode
4 ch
gore

Why the eye confuses gode with gore

A purely visual mix-up. gode (\ɡɔd\) and gore (\ɡɔʁ\) 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 - d in “gode” becomes r in “gore”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42917, 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\. gore is at rank #16,893, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔʁ\.

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 42917, this pair ranks #221,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gode vs gore

Shared letters: ego. Private to "gode": d. Private to "gore": r.

"gode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "gore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • godegdoe · ggode · godde · goed · ogde
  • goreggore · goer · gorre · groe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gode" and "gore" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɡɔd\ versus \ɡɔʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gode" or "gore"?
"gore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,893 in our French list, against #26,024 for "gode". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "gode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #221,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gode" and "gore" 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 #221,936 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