Which to use
“Gomes” is a name and “gommes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,050
- “Gomes” frequency rank
- #39,322
- “gommes” frequency rank
- 70372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gomes | gommes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Pluriel de gomme. |
Letter map: Gomes vs gommes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Gomes and gommes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Gomes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against gommes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Gomes vs gommes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Gomes is aname and gommesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gomes is recorded at frequency rank #31,050, classified as aname. gommes is at rank #39,322, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔm\.
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 70372, this pair ranks #51,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gomes vs gommes
Shared letters: egmos. Private to "Gomes": -. Private to "gommes": -.
"Gomes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gommes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gomes" for "gommes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gomes" or "gommes"?
What to do next
Pair "Gomes" vs "gommes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gomes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gommes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gomes" and "gommes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gods vs Gomes". 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 #51,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.