Which to use
“goûts” and “gut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,458
- “goûts” frequency rank
- #45,089
- “gut” frequency rank
- 50547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goûts | gut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de goût. | Rituel chamanique consistant à communiquer avec les esprits. |
Where the eye mixes goûts and gut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. goûts runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against gut's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between goûts and gut
A purely visual mix-up. goûts (\ɡu\) and gut (\ɡyt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50547, 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\. gut is at rank #45,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡyt\.
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 50547, this pair ranks #161,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goûts vs gut
Shared letters: gt. Private to "goûts": osû. Private to "gut": u.
"goûts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "gut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goûts" for "gut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "goûts" vs "gut" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "goûts" and "gut" 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 "gut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goûts" and "gut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.