Which to use
“goff” is a noun and “gots” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,066
- “goff” frequency rank
- #41,153
- “gots” frequency rank
- 71219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goff | gots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete form of golf (“ball game”). | Has, has got (3rd person singular). |
Letter map: goff vs gots
Shared letters muted; letters that set goff and gots apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. goff and gots follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - goff and gots
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goff is anoun and gotsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goff is recorded at frequency rank #30,066, classified as anoun. gots is at rank #41,153, tagged as averb.
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 71219, this pair ranks #47,547 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goff vs gots
Shared letters: go. Private to "goff": f. Private to "gots": st.
"goff" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goff" and "gots" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "goff" or "gots"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "goff" and "gots".
- Full dictionary entry for "goff" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,547 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goff" and "gots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goer vs gots". 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 #47,547 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.