Which to use
“goode” is an adjective and “goop” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,067
- “goode” frequency rank
- #46,488
- “goop” frequency rank
- 76555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goode | goop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of good. | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
Letter map: goode vs goop
Shared letters muted; letters that set goode and goop apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. goode runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against goop's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for goode / goop
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goode is anadjective and goopanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goode is recorded at frequency rank #30,067, classified as anadj. goop is at rank #46,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡuːp/.
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 76555, this pair ranks #29,776 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goode vs goop
Shared letters: go. Private to "goode": de. Private to "goop": p.
"goode" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "goop" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goode" and "goop" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "goode" or "goop"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "goode" and "goop".
- Full dictionary entry for "goode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,776 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goode" and "goop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gogol 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 #29,776 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.