Which to use
“Golf” and “gore” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,740
- “Golf” frequency rank
- #23,963
- “gore” frequency rank
- 27703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Golf | gore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großer Einschnitt des Meeres ins Festland, Bucht | das Blut |
Where the eye mixes Golf and gore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Golf with gore
A purely visual mix-up. Golf ([ɡɔlf]) and gore ([ɡɔːr]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Golf is recorded at frequency rank #3,740, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡɔlf]. gore is at rank #23,963, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡɔːr].
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 27703, this pair ranks #1,797,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Golf vs gore
Shared letters: go. Private to "Golf": fl. Private to "gore": er.
"Golf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Golf" for "gore" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Golf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,797,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Golf" and "gore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Goch vs gore". 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 #1,797,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.