Which to use
“goûtez” is a verb and “gouttes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,911
- “goûtez” frequency rank
- #9,011
- “gouttes” frequency rank
- 51922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goûtez | gouttes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de goûter. | Pluriel de goutte. |
Where the eye mixes goûtez and gouttes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. goûtez runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against gouttes's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: goûtez vs gouttes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: goûtez is \ɡu.te\ while gouttes is \ɡut\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51922, 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\. 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 51922, this pair ranks #151,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goûtez vs gouttes
Shared letters: egot. Private to "goûtez": zû. Private to "gouttes": su.
"goûtez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "gouttes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gouttes ← ggouttes · gotutes · goutes · goutets · gouttess · gouttse · guottes · oguttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goûtez" for "gouttes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "goûtez" or "gouttes"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "goûtez" 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 #151,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goûtez" and "gouttes" 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 #151,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.