Which to use
“gosse” and “gousses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,492
- “gosse” frequency rank
- #37,843
- “gousses” frequency rank
- 42335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gosse | gousses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enfant, garçon ou fille. | Pluriel de gousse. |
Where the eye mixes gosse and gousses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gosse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against gousses's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gosse vs gousses
A purely visual mix-up. gosse (\ɡɔs\) and gousses (\ɡus\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gosse is recorded at frequency rank #4,492, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔs\. gousses is at rank #37,843, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡus\.
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 42335, this pair ranks #226,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gosse vs gousses
Shared letters: egos. Private to "gosse": -. Private to "gousses": u.
"gosse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gousses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gosse" and "gousses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gosse" vs "gousses" - 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 "gosse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gousses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gosse" and "gousses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gousse vs gousses". 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 #226,388 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.