Which to use
“gomme” and “gone” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,802
- “gomme” frequency rank
- #26,383
- “gone” frequency rank
- 40185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gomme | gone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exsudat végétal riche en polysaccharides, sécrété naturellement ou à la suite d’une blessure par certains arbres, notamment des légumineuses, et utilisé comme épaississant, émulsifiant ou liant dans des préparations alimentaires, pharmaceutiques ou industrielles. | Enfant, gosse. |
Where the eye mixes gomme and gone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gomme and gone
A purely visual mix-up. gomme (\ɡɔm\) and gone (\ɡɔn\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gomme is recorded at frequency rank #13,802, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔm\. gone is at rank #26,383, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔn\.
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 40185, this pair ranks #242,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gomme vs gone
Shared letters: ego. Private to "gomme": m. Private to "gone": n.
"gomme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gomme" for "gone" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gomme" or "gone"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gomme" and "gone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gomme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gomme" and "gone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gone". 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 #242,390 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.