Which to use
“goose” and “gorge” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,978
- “goose” frequency rank
- #3,614
- “gorge” frequency rank
- 35592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goose | gorge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oie. | Partie antérieure du cou de l’homme ou de l’animal. |
Where the eye mixes goose and gorge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. goose (CVVCV) and gorge (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: goose vs gorge
A purely visual mix-up. goose (\ɡuːs\) and gorge (\ɡɔʁʒ\) 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 35592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goose is recorded at frequency rank #31,978, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡuːs\. gorge is at rank #3,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔʁʒ\.
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 35592, this pair ranks #275,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goose vs gorge
Shared letters: ego. Private to "goose": s. Private to "gorge": r.
"goose" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "gorge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goose" for "gorge" ever safe?
Frequency check: "goose" vs "gorge" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "goose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gorge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goose" and "gorge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gods vs goose". 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 #275,617 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.