# ghoul vs gul

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ghoul
*noun · IPA /ɡuːl/ · frequency rank #33,253*
A demon said to feed on corpses.

### gul
*noun · frequency rank #34,905*
Any medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug.

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