Which to use
“gob” and “goff” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,647
- “gob” frequency rank
- #30,066
- “goff” frequency rank
- 71713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gob | goff |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A lump of soft or sticky material. | Obsolete form of golf (“ball game”). |
Letter map: gob vs goff
Shared letters muted; letters that set gob and goff apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. gob runs 3 letters (CVC) against goff's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - gob / goff
gob and goff are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gob is recorded at frequency rank #41,647, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɒb/. goff is at rank #30,066, tagged as anoun.
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 71713, this pair ranks #45,716 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gob vs goff
Shared letters: go. Private to "gob": b. Private to "goff": f.
"gob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "goff" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- goff ← gfof · ggoff · ogff
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gob" and "goff" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gob" vs "goff" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gob" and "goff".
- Full dictionary entry for "gob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goff" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,716 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gob" and "goff" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gib vs gob". 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 #45,716 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.