Which to use
“Goldes” is a noun and “golfen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,929
- “Goldes” frequency rank
- #47,456
- “golfen” frequency rank
- 91385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Goldes | golfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gold | Golf spielen |
Where the eye mixes Goldes and golfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Goldes and golfen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Goldes with golfen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Goldes is [ˈɡɔldəs] while golfen is [ˈɡɔlfn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Goldes is recorded at frequency rank #43,929, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɔldəs]. golfen is at rank #47,456, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡɔlfn̩].
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 91385, this pair ranks #38,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Goldes vs golfen
Shared letters: eglo. Private to "Goldes": ds. Private to "golfen": fn.
"Goldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "golfen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Goldes" for "golfen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Goldes" or "golfen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Goldes" and "golfen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Goldes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "golfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Goldes" and "golfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gilden 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 #38,335 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.