Which to use
“goût” is a noun and “gouter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,293
- “goût” frequency rank
- #29,370
- “gouter” frequency rank
- 30663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goût | gouter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui des cinq sens par lequel on discerne les saveurs. | Exercer le sens du gout sur ce qui a de la saveur. |
Where the eye mixes goût and gouter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: goût vs gouter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: goût is \ɡu\ while gouter is \ɡu.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goût is recorded at frequency rank #1,293, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡu\. gouter is at rank #29,370, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡu.te\.
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 30663, this pair ranks #308,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goût vs gouter
Shared letters: got. Private to "goût": û. Private to "gouter": eru.
"goût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "gouter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gouter ← ggouter · gotuer · gouetr · gouterr · goutre · goutter · guoter · oguter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "goût" and "gouter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "goût" or "gouter"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "goût" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gouter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goût" and "gouter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gouter vs Gruber". 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 #308,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.