# good vs goop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### good
*adjective · IPA /ɡʊd/ · frequency rank #78*
Of a person or an animal:

### goop
*noun · IPA /ɡuːp/ · frequency rank #46,488*
A thick, slimy substance; goo.

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