# goff vs goon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### goff
*noun · frequency rank #30,066*
Obsolete form of golf (“ball game”).

### goon
*noun · IPA /ˈɡuːn/ · frequency rank #25,074*
A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.

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