# goals

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɡoʊlz/ · frequency rank #1,189

## Definitions
1. Extremely admirable; worthy of being set as a goal and emulated.

## Etymology
* (Internet slang sense) Possibly originating with the hashtag #goals. Compare squad goal.

## Easily confused with
- **GOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-gol)
- **goes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-goes)
- **gold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-gold)
- **golf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-golf)
- **gods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-gods)
- **goat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-goat)
- **Gras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-gras)
- **goss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-goss)
- **gots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-gots)
- **goods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-goods)
- **grass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-grass)
- **grams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-grams)
- **grabs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-grabs)
- **gould** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-gould)
- **godly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-godly)
- **gowns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-gowns)
- **golds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-golds)
- **Goers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-goers)
- **gulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-gulls)
- **grays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-grays)

## Common misspellings (7)
`gaols`, `ggoals`, `goalls`, `goalss`, `goasl`, `golas`, `ogals`

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