# gale vs goals

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gale
*verb · IPA /ɡeɪl/ · frequency rank #12,607*
To cry; groan; croak.

### goals
*adjective · IPA /ɡoʊlz/ · frequency rank #1,189*
Extremely admirable; worthy of being set as a goal and emulated.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gale-vs-goals