Which to use
“Goths” and “goûts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,866
- “Goths” frequency rank
- #5,458
- “goûts” frequency rank
- 42324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Goths | goûts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peuple germanique qui envahit, vers le Vᵉ siècle, l’Empire romain. | Pluriel de goût. |
Where the eye mixes Goths and goûts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Goths (CVCCC) and goûts (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Goths with goûts
A purely visual mix-up. Goths (\ɡo\) and goûts (\ɡu\) 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 42324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Goths is recorded at frequency rank #36,866, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡo\. 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 42324, this pair ranks #226,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Goths vs goûts
Shared letters: gost. Private to "Goths": h. Private to "goûts": û.
"Goths" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "goûts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Goths ← ggoths · gohts · gothhs · gothss · gotsh · gotths · gtohs · ogths
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Goths" for "goûts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Goths" or "goûts"?
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 "Goths" 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 #226,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Goths" and "goûts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gods vs Goths". 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 #226,474 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.