Which to use
“golds” is a noun and “goode” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,460
- “golds” frequency rank
- #30,067
- “goode” frequency rank
- 54527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | golds | goode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of gold | Obsolete spelling of good. |
Letter map: golds vs goode
Shared letters muted; letters that set golds and goode apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. golds (CVCCC) and goode (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - golds and goode
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: golds is anoun and goodeanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
golds is recorded at frequency rank #24,460, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡəʊldz/. goode is at rank #30,067, tagged as anadj.
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 54527, this pair ranks #140,382 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of golds vs goode
Shared letters: dgo. Private to "golds": ls. Private to "goode": e.
"golds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "goode" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "golds" and "goode" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "golds" or "goode" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "golds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,382 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "golds" and "goode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goode vs goop". 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 #140,382 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.