Which to use
“gods” and “grès” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,920
- “gods” frequency rank
- #12,976
- “grès” frequency rank
- 60896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gods | grès |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de god. | Roche détritique formée par l’agglomération de nombreux petits grains unis par un ciment naturel de composition variable (siliceux, calcaire, etc.). |
Where the eye mixes gods and grès
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gods (CVCC) and grès (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gods with grès
A purely visual mix-up. gods (\ˈɡɑdz\) and grès (\ɡʁɛ\) 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 60896, 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\. grès is at rank #12,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɛ\.
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 60896, this pair ranks #95,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gods vs grès
Shared letters: gs. Private to "gods": do. Private to "grès": rè.
"gods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "grès" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gods ← gdos · ggods · godds · godss · gosd · ogds
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gods" for "grès" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "gods" or "grès" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gods" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grès" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gods" and "grès" 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 #95,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.