Which to use
“Godin” and “gon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,025
- “Godin” frequency rank
- #38,319
- “gon” frequency rank
- 64344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Godin | gon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Habitant de Saint-Amand-sur-Fion, commune de la Marne. | Grade, unité de mesure d’angle plan. |
Where the eye mixes Godin and gon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Godin runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against gon's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Godin and gon
A purely visual mix-up. Godin (\ɡɔ.dɛ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Godin is recorded at frequency rank #26,025, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ.dɛ̃\. 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 64344, this pair ranks #77,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Godin vs gon
Shared letters: gno. Private to "Godin": di. Private to "gon": -.
"Godin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Godin ← gdoin · ggodin · goddin · godinn · godni · goidn · ogdin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Godin" for "gon" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Godin" vs "gon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Godin" and "gon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Godin" 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 #77,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Godin" 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 #77,508 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.