# Gough vs gould

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gough
*name · IPA /ɡɒf/ · frequency rank #27,479*
A surname.

### gould
*noun · frequency rank #16,244*
Obsolete form of gold.

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