# Goethe vs Goths

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Goethe
*name · IPA /ˈɡɜːtə/ · frequency rank #23,845*
A surname from German.

### Goths
*noun · IPA /ɡɒθs/ · frequency rank #38,867*
plural of Goth

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