Which to use
“Gold” and “Golf” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,083
- “Gold” frequency rank
- #3,740
- “Golf” frequency rank
- 4823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gold | Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gelbes, glänzendes, leicht verformbares Metall; das chemische Element mit der Ordnungszahl 79 | großer Einschnitt des Meeres ins Festland, Bucht |
Where the eye mixes Gold and Golf
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gold vs Golf
A purely visual mix-up. Gold ([ɡɔlt]) and Golf ([ɡɔlf]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “Gold” becomes f in “Golf”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gold is recorded at frequency rank #1,083, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡɔlt]. Golf is at rank #3,740, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡɔlf].
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 4823, this pair ranks #1,996,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gold vs Golf
Shared letters: glo. Private to "Gold": d. Private to "Golf": f.
"Gold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Golf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gold" and "Golf" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Gold" or "Golf" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gold" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Golf" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gold" and "Golf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Golf vs golfen". 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 #1,996,569 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.