Which to use
“goode” is an adjective and “grade” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,067
- “goode” frequency rank
- #1,660
- “grade” frequency rank
- 31727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goode | grade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of good. | A rating. |
Letter map: goode vs grade
Shared letters muted; letters that set goode and grade apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: goode vs grade
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goode is anadjective and gradeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goode is recorded at frequency rank #30,067, classified as anadj. grade is at rank #1,660, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹeɪd/.
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 31727, this pair ranks #343,748 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goode vs grade
Shared letters: deg. Private to "goode": o. Private to "grade": ar.
"goode" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "goode" and "grade" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "goode" or "grade" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "goode" and "grade". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "goode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,748 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goode" and "grade" 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 #343,748 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.