# golf vs goofy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### golf
*noun · IPA /ɡɒlf/ · frequency rank #2,679*
A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

### goofy
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡuːfi/ · frequency rank #13,523*
silly, quirky

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golf-vs-goofy