# gays vs goya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### goya
*noun · frequency rank #43,674*
bitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans)

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