# goon vs gove

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### goon
*noun · IPA /ˈɡuːn/ · frequency rank #25,074*
A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.

### gove
*noun · IPA /ɡəʊv/ · frequency rank #31,193*
A mow; a rick for hay.

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