Which to use
“guéri” is an adjective and “gui” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,397
- “guéri” frequency rank
- #21,335
- “gui” frequency rank
- 36732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guéri | gui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est plus malade. | Plante verte hémiparasite et épiphyte à tiges articulées dichotomiques et à baies globuleuses qui croissent sur les branches de certains arbres, grâce à leur suçoir conique (ou haustorium) et dont les graines collantes sont disséminées par divers oiseaux. |
Where the eye mixes guéri and gui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between guéri and gui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: guéri is \ɡe.ʁi\ while gui is \ɡi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36732, 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\. gui is at rank #21,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡi\.
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 36732, this pair ranks #267,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guéri vs gui
Shared letters: giu. Private to "guéri": ré. Private to "gui": -.
"guéri" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "gui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guéri" and "gui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "guéri" or "gui" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "guéri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guéri" and "gui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #267,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.