# google vs gorge

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### google
*verb · IPA /ˈɡuː.ɡəl/ · frequency rank #1,455*
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”).

### gorge
*noun · IPA /ɡɔːdʒ/ · frequency rank #17,149*
The front aspect of the neck; the outside of the throat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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