Which to use
“gouttes” and “grottes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,011
- “gouttes” frequency rank
- #14,048
- “grottes” frequency rank
- 23059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gouttes | grottes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de goutte. | Pluriel de grotte. |
Where the eye mixes gouttes and grottes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gouttes and grottes
A purely visual mix-up. gouttes (\ɡut\) and grottes (\ɡʁɔt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gouttes is recorded at frequency rank #9,011, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡut\. grottes is at rank #14,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁɔt\.
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 23059, this pair ranks #354,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gouttes vs grottes
Shared letters: egost. Private to "gouttes": u. Private to "grottes": r.
"gouttes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "grottes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gouttes" and "grottes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gouttes" vs "grottes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gouttes" and "grottes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gouttes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grottes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gouttes" and "grottes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goûtez vs gouttes". 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 #354,602 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.