# goof vs gow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### goof
*noun · IPA /ɡuːf/ · frequency rank #29,294*
A mistake or error.

### gow
*noun · IPA /ɡaʊ/ · frequency rank #42,161*
Opium.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goof-vs-gow