Which to use
“goad” is a noun and “Gras” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,230
- “goad” frequency rank
- #18,838
- “Gras” frequency rank
- 63068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goad | Gras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A long, pointed stick used to prod animals. | A surname from French. |
Letter map: goad vs Gras
Shared letters muted; letters that set goad and Gras apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. goad (CVVC) and Gras (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: goad vs Gras
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goad is anoun and Grasaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goad is recorded at frequency rank #44,230, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡəʊd/. Gras is at rank #18,838, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63068, this pair ranks #85,070 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goad vs Gras
Shared letters: ag. Private to "goad": do. Private to "Gras": rs.
"goad" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Gras" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "goad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,070 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goad" and "Gras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gnaw vs goad". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #85,070 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.