Which to use
“goûtez” is a verb and “goutte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,911
- “goûtez” frequency rank
- #6,398
- “goutte” frequency rank
- 49309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goûtez | goutte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de goûter. | Très petite quantité d’un liquide qui se détache avec une forme sphérique. |
Where the eye mixes goûtez and goutte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. goûtez (CVVCVC) and goutte (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses goûtez with goutte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: goûtez is \ɡu.te\ while goutte is \ɡut\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goûtez is recorded at frequency rank #42,911, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡu.te\. 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 49309, this pair ranks #171,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goûtez vs goutte
Shared letters: egot. Private to "goûtez": zû. Private to "goutte": u.
"goûtez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "goutte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- goutte ← ggoutte · gotute · goute · goutet · guotte · ogutte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goûtez" and "goutte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "goûtez" or "goutte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "goûtez" and "goutte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "goûtez" 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 #171,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goûtez" and "goutte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goulet vs goûtez". 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 #171,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.