Which to use
“goûte” is a verb and “gouttes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,632
- “goûte” frequency rank
- #9,011
- “gouttes” frequency rank
- 25643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goûte | gouttes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de goûter. | Pluriel de goutte. |
Same sound, different letters: goûte vs gouttes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. goûte runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against gouttes's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - goûte / gouttes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: goûte and gouttes 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25643, 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\. gouttes is at rank #9,011, 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 25643, this pair ranks #339,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of goûte vs gouttes
Shared letters: egot. Private to "goûte": û. Private to "gouttes": su.
"goûte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "gouttes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gouttes ← ggouttes · gotutes · goutes · goutets · gouttess · gouttse · guottes · oguttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goûte" for "gouttes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "goûte" vs "gouttes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "goûte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gouttes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goûte" and "gouttes" 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 #339,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.