Which to use
“goûte” and “goûtez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,632
- “goûte” frequency rank
- #42,911
- “goûtez” frequency rank
- 59543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goûte | goûtez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de goûter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de goûter. |
Where the eye mixes goûte and goûtez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. goûte runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against goûtez's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: goûte vs goûtez
A purely visual mix-up. goûte (\ɡut\) and goûtez (\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 extra letter(s) - “goûte” sits inside “goûtez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59543, 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\. goûtez is at rank #42,911, 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 59543, this pair ranks #102,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goûte vs goûtez
Shared letters: egotû. Private to "goûte": -. Private to "goûtez": z.
"goûte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "goûtez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "goûte" and "goûtez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "goûte" vs "goûtez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "goûte" and "goûtez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "goûte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goûtez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goûte" and "goûtez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goulet vs goûtez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.