Which to use
“goulot” and “goût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,321
- “goulot” frequency rank
- #1,293
- “goût” frequency rank
- 39614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goulot | goût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Col d’une bouteille, d’une cruche, ou de tout autre récipient dont l’entrée est étroite. | Celui des cinq sens par lequel on discerne les saveurs. |
Where the eye mixes goulot and goût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. goulot runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against goût's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses goulot with goût
A purely visual mix-up. goulot (\ɡu.lo\) and goût (\ɡu\) 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 39614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goulot is recorded at frequency rank #38,321, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡu.lo\. goût is at rank #1,293, 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 39614, this pair ranks #246,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goulot vs goût
Shared letters: got. Private to "goulot": lu. Private to "goût": û.
"goulot" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "goût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- goulot ← ggoulot · goluot · goullot · goulott · goulto · gouolt · guolot · ogulot
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "goulot" and "goût" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "goulot" or "goût" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "goulot" and "goût" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "goulot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goulot" and "goût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gillot vs goulot". 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 #246,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.