Which to use
“gods” and “goya” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,920
- “gods” frequency rank
- #37,351
- “goya” frequency rank
- 85271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gods | goya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de god. | Mare artificielle de récupération d'eau de pluie pour l'abreuvement du bétail. |
Where the eye mixes gods and goya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gods (CVCC) and goya (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gods vs goya
A purely visual mix-up. gods (\ˈɡɑdz\) and goya (\ɡo.ja\) 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 85271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gods is recorded at frequency rank #47,920, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡɑdz\. goya is at rank #37,351, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡo.ja\.
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 85271, this pair ranks #11,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gods vs goya
Shared letters: go. Private to "gods": ds. Private to "goya": ay.
"gods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "goya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gods" and "goya" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gods" vs "goya" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gods" and "goya" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gods" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gods" and "goya" 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 #11,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.