Which to use
“goode” is an adjective and “goof” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,067
- “goode” frequency rank
- #29,294
- “goof” frequency rank
- 59361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goode | goof |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of good. | A mistake or error. |
Letter map: goode vs goof
Shared letters muted; letters that set goode and goof apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for goode / goof
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goode is anadjective and goofanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goode is recorded at frequency rank #30,067, classified as anadj. goof is at rank #29,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡuːf/.
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 59361, this pair ranks #106,668 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goode vs goof
Shared letters: go. Private to "goode": de. Private to "goof": f.
"goode" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "goof" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goode" and "goof" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "goode" or "goof" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "goode" and "goof".
- Full dictionary entry for "goode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goof" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,668 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goode" and "goof" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gogol vs goof". 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 #106,668 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.