Which to use
“guéris” is an adjective and “guérit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,186
- “guéris” frequency rank
- #18,500
- “guérit” frequency rank
- 46686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guéris | guérit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de guéri. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de guérir. |
Same sound, different letters: guéris vs guérit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. guéris and guérit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - guéris / guérit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: guéris and guérit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡe.ʁi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “guéris” becomes t in “guérit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guéris is recorded at frequency rank #28,186, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡe.ʁi\. guérit is at rank #18,500, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡe.ʁi\.
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 46686, this pair ranks #192,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guéris vs guérit
Shared letters: girué. Private to "guéris": s. Private to "guérit": t.
"guéris" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "guérit" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guéris" and "guérit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "guéris" or "guérit"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "guéris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guérit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guéris" and "guérit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guéret vs guéris". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192,935 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.