Which to use
“guéri” and “gueux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,397
- “guéri” frequency rank
- #23,881
- “gueux” frequency rank
- 39278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guéri | gueux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est plus malade. | ou Qui est indigent, nécessiteux. |
Where the eye mixes guéri and gueux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. guéri (CVVCV) and gueux (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between guéri and gueux
A purely visual mix-up. guéri (\ɡe.ʁi\) and gueux (\ɡø\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guéri is recorded at frequency rank #15,397, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡe.ʁi\. gueux is at rank #23,881, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡø\.
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 39278, this pair ranks #249,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guéri vs gueux
Shared letters: gu. Private to "guéri": iré. Private to "gueux": ex.
"guéri" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "gueux" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gueux ← geuux · ggueux · gueuxx · guexu · guuex · ugeux
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guéri" and "gueux" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "guéri" vs "gueux" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "guéri" and "gueux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "guéri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gueux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guéri" and "gueux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gex vs gueux". 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 #249,184 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.