Which to use
“guéris” is an adjective and “guerre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,186
- “guéris” frequency rank
- #316
- “guerre” frequency rank
- 28502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guéris | guerre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de guéri. | Conflit durable entre deux peuples ou nations qui implique la mobilisation d’armes. |
Where the eye mixes guéris and guerre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: guéris vs guerre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: guéris is \ɡe.ʁi\ while guerre is \ɡɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28502, 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\. guerre is at rank #316, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɛʁ\.
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 28502, this pair ranks #322,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guéris vs guerre
Shared letters: gru. Private to "guéris": isé. Private to "guerre": e.
"guéris" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "guerre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- guerre ← geurre · gguerre · guere · guerer · gurere · ugerre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guéris" and "guerre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "guéris" vs "guerre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "guéris" and "guerre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "guéris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guerre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guéris" and "guerre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guéret vs guéris". 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 #322,381 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.