# goat vs great

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### goat
*noun · IPA /ɡəʊt/ · frequency rank #6,913*
Any hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.

### great
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #138*
Taking much space; large.

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