Which to use
“good” is an adjective and “Gott” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,798
- “good” frequency rank
- #467
- “Gott” frequency rank
- 5265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | good | Gott |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gut | übermenschliche bis übernatürliche Persönlichkeit (in Geist oder Wesen), die postuliert wird, um unerklärliche Naturphänomene zu begründen |
Where the eye mixes good and Gott
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between good and Gott
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: good is [ɡʊd] while Gott is [ɡɔt]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
good is recorded at frequency rank #4,798, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʊd]. Gott is at rank #467, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡɔt].
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 5265, this pair ranks #1,995,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of good vs Gott
Shared letters: go. Private to "good": d. Private to "Gott": t.
"good" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Gott" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "good" and "Gott" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "good" or "Gott" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "good" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gott" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "good" and "Gott" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gao vs good". 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 #1,995,312 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.