Which to use
“goode” is an adjective and “gore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,067
- “goode” frequency rank
- #10,373
- “gore” frequency rank
- 40440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goode | gore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of good. | Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air. |
Letter map: goode vs gore
Shared letters muted; letters that set goode and gore apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: goode vs gore
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goode is anadjective and goreanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goode is recorded at frequency rank #30,067, classified as anadj. gore is at rank #10,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɔː/.
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 40440, this pair ranks #267,593 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goode vs gore
Shared letters: ego. Private to "goode": d. Private to "gore": r.
"goode" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "gore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goode" and "gore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "goode" vs "gore" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "goode" and "gore". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "goode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,593 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goode" and "gore" 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 #267,593 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.