Which to use
“goode” is an adjective and “google” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,067
- “goode” frequency rank
- #1,455
- “google” frequency rank
- 31522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goode | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of good. | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
Letter map: goode vs google
Shared letters muted; letters that set goode and google apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - goode and google
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goode is anadjective and googleaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goode is recorded at frequency rank #30,067, classified as anadj. google is at rank #1,455, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡuː.ɡəl/.
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 31522, this pair ranks #345,394 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goode vs google
Shared letters: ego. Private to "goode": d. Private to "google": l.
"goode" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "google" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goode" for "google" ever safe?
Which is more common, "goode" or "google"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "goode" and "google".
- Full dictionary entry for "goode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "google" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,394 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goode" and "google" 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 #345,394 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.