Which to use
“goûte” and “gouter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,632
- “goûte” frequency rank
- #29,370
- “gouter” frequency rank
- 46002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goûte | gouter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de goûter. | Exercer le sens du gout sur ce qui a de la saveur. |
Where the eye mixes goûte and gouter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between goûte and gouter
A purely visual mix-up. goûte (\ɡut\) and gouter (\ɡu.te\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goûte is recorded at frequency rank #16,632, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡut\. 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 46002, this pair ranks #198,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goûte vs gouter
Shared letters: egot. Private to "goûte": û. Private to "gouter": ru.
"goûte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "gouter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gouter ← ggouter · gotuer · gouetr · gouterr · goutre · goutter · guoter · oguter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goûte" and "gouter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "goûte" vs "gouter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "goûte" 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 #198,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goûte" 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 #198,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.