# goer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡoʊɚ/ · frequency rank #47,654

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, goes.
2. Anything, especially a machine such as a motor car, that performs well, or operates successfully.
3. A person, often a woman, who enjoys sexual activity.
4. A foot (body part).
5. A horse, considered in reference to its gait.
6. A fire incident in progress.

## Etymology
From Middle English goere, equivalent to go + -er. Compare German Geher (“goer, walker”).

## Easily confused with
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gr)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-got)
- **GOP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gop)
- **goo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-goo)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gre)
- **GOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gol)
- **GTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gtr)
- **gow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gow)
- **gor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gor)
- **grr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-grr)
- **GoH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-goh)
- **gog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gog)
- **good** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-good)
- **goes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-goes)
- **gold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gold)
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gone)
- **grew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-grew)
- **golf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-golf)
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-grey)
- **Greg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-greg)

## Common misspellings (3)
`geor`, `ggoer`, `goerr`

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