# gays vs goals

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gays
*noun · IPA /ɡeɪz/ · frequency rank #11,218*
plural of gay

### 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/gays-vs-goals