# gob

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɒb/ · frequency rank #41,647

## Definitions
1. A lump of soft or sticky material.
2. Saliva or phlegm.
3. A whoopie pie.

## Etymology
From Middle English gobbe (also Middle English gobet), from Old French gobet, gobe (“lump, mouthful”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gobbo- (“neb, muzzle”).

## Easily confused with
- **GP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gp)
- **GS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gs)
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gr)
- **GU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gu)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-got)
- **god** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-god)
- **guy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-guy)
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gun)
- **gym** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gym)
- **GOP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gop)
- **GPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gps)
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gut)
- **gum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gum)
- **Gus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gus)
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gta)
- **GPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gpa)
- **goo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-goo)
- **GST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gst)
- **GUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gui)
- **GPU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-gpu)

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