Which to use
“goûts” and “goutte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,458
- “goûts” frequency rank
- #6,398
- “goutte” frequency rank
- 11856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goûts | goutte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de goût. | Très petite quantité d’un liquide qui se détache avec une forme sphérique. |
Where the eye mixes goûts and goutte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. goûts runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against goutte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between goûts and goutte
A purely visual mix-up. goûts (\ɡu\) and goutte (\ɡut\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goûts is recorded at frequency rank #5,458, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡu\. 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 11856, this pair ranks #407,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of goûts vs goutte
Shared letters: got. Private to "goûts": sû. Private to "goutte": eu.
"goûts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "goutte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- goutte ← ggoutte · gotute · goute · goutet · guotte · ogutte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goûts" for "goutte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "goûts" or "goutte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "goûts" and "goutte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "goûts" 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 #407,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goûts" and "goutte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gods vs goûts". 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 #407,579 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.