# goad vs GOTO

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### goad
*noun · IPA /ɡəʊd/ · frequency rank #44,230*
A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.

### GOTO
*noun · IPA /ˈɡəʊ.tuː/ · frequency rank #26,445*
Any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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