Which to use
“goûte” is a verb and “goutte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,632
- “goûte” frequency rank
- #6,398
- “goutte” frequency rank
- 23030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goûte | goutte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de goûter. | Très petite quantité d’un liquide qui se détache avec une forme sphérique. |
Same sound, different letters: goûte vs goutte
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. goûte runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against goutte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - goûte and goutte
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: goûte and goutte carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡut\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23030, 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\. goutte is at rank #6,398, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡut\.
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 23030, this pair ranks #354,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of goûte vs goutte
Shared letters: egot. Private to "goûte": û. Private to "goutte": u.
"goûte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "goutte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- goutte ← ggoutte · gotute · goute · goutet · guotte · ogutte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "goûte" and "goutte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "goûte" vs "goutte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"goûte" and "goutte" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "goûte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goutte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goûte" and "goutte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs goûte". 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 #354,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.