# goad vs gourd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### gourd
*noun · IPA /ɡʊəd/ · frequency rank #36,161*
Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).

## Source
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