Which to use
“goo” and “goûts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,194
- “goo” frequency rank
- #5,458
- “goûts” frequency rank
- 51652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goo | goûts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Substance liquide ou semi-liquide ; en particulier, liquide plus ou moins visqueux, poisseux ou glissant, ou bien fluide corporel. Jaja. | Pluriel de goût. |
Same sound, different letters: goo vs goûts
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters. goo runs 3 letters (CVV) against goûts's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - goo / goûts
This is the hard kind. goo and goûts are pronounced identically (\ɡuː\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goo is recorded at frequency rank #46,194, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡuː\. goûts is at rank #5,458, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡu\.
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 51652, this pair ranks #153,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goo vs goûts
Shared letters: go. Private to "goo": -. Private to "goûts": stû.
"goo" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "goûts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goo" for "goûts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "goo" vs "goûts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"goo" and "goûts" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "goo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goûts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goo" and "goûts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goo vs gx". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #153,421 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.