Which to use
“Gomes” and “Gomis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,050
- “Gomes” frequency rank
- #35,970
- “Gomis” frequency rank
- 67020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gomes | Gomis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: Gomes vs Gomis
Shared letters muted; letters that set Gomes and Gomis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: Gomes and Gomis
Gomes and Gomis are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “Gomes” becomes i in “Gomis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gomes is recorded at frequency rank #31,050, classified as aname. Gomis is at rank #35,970, tagged as aname, pronounced \ˈɡɔmis\.
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 67020, this pair ranks #65,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gomes vs Gomis
Shared letters: gmos. Private to "Gomes": e. Private to "Gomis": i.
"Gomes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Gomis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gomes" for "Gomis" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Gomes" or "Gomis" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Gomes" and "Gomis".
- Full dictionary entry for "Gomes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gomis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gomes" and "Gomis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gods vs Gomis". 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 #65,261 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.