Which to use
“gold” and “goods” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #692
- “gold” frequency rank
- #2,486
- “goods” frequency rank
- 3178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gold | goods |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. | plural of good |
Where the eye mixes gold and goods
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. gold (/ɡəʊld/) and goods (/ɡʊdz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gold is recorded at frequency rank #692, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡəʊld/. goods is at rank #2,486, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡʊdz/.
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 3178, this pair ranks #522,867 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gold vs goods
Shared letters: dgo. Private to "gold": l. Private to "goods": s.
"gold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "goods" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC