Which to use
“godet” and “gods” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,787
- “godet” frequency rank
- #47,920
- “gods” frequency rank
- 88707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | godet | gods |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit vase dans lequel on donne à boire aux oiseaux en cage. | Pluriel de god. |
Where the eye mixes godet and gods
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. godet runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against gods's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between godet and gods
A purely visual mix-up. godet (\ɡɔ.dɛ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
godet is recorded at frequency rank #40,787, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ.dɛ\. 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 88707, this pair ranks #6,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of godet vs gods
Shared letters: dgo. Private to "godet": et. Private to "gods": s.
"godet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "godet" for "gods" ever safe?
Which is more common, "godet" or "gods"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "godet" and "gods" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "godet" 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 #6,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "godet" 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 #6,638 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.