Which to use
“golem” and “Golf” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,572
- “golem” frequency rank
- #3,740
- “Golf” frequency rank
- 36312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | golem | Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Golem | großer Einschnitt des Meeres ins Festland, Bucht |
Letter map: golem vs Golf
Shared letters muted; letters that set golem and Golf apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: golem and Golf
golem and Golf are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
golem is recorded at frequency rank #32,572, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 36312, this pair ranks #1,618,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of golem vs Golf
Shared letters: glo. Private to "golem": em. Private to "Golf": f.
"golem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Golf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "golem" 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 #1,618,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "golem" and "Golf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "golem vs puzzles". 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 #1,618,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.