gooch

/ɡuːt͡ʃ/

//ɡuːt͡ʃ// noun

"gooch" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gooch” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,718. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,718
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The perineum.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gooch · gooch · English

gooch · rank #40,718 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,718
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gogo

Nearest frequency peer: gogo (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gooch”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “gooch” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gooch vs good
60% similar
gooch vs gosh
60% similar
gooch vs goth
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gooch
PropertyValue
Headwordgooch
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡuːt͡ʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,718
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gooch”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).goochlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “gogo” (#40,716), “goalless” (#40,715), “gulliver” (#40,722). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gooch” is #40,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gooch (IPA /ɡuːt͡ʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,718 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The perineum.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gooch, with forms such as "ggooch", "goch", and "gocoh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "good", "gosh", "goth", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: A corruption of guiche, another slang term for the male perineum. The correct English form is gooch, spelled G-O-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The perineum.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gooch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. For those unfamiliar, Johnson helpfully informs us that 'it's for your gooch, your Biffin's bridge, your perineum (the bit on your bum that after days in the saddle starts to chaffe).'
  2. The feather traced the crevices in Dan's ball-skin. It danced lightly around his gooch (it really liked that, staying there for a whole ten minutes). It traced along the inside of his thigh, and then lightly licked the base [of] Dan's cock.

Etymology

A corruption of guiche, another slang term for the male perineum.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggooch
  • goch
  • gocoh
  • goocch
  • goochh
  • goohc
  • ogoch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gooch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggooch1goch1gocoh2goocch1goochh1goohc2ogoch2
Edit distance from "gooch"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gooch"?
"gooch" is spelled G-O-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡuːt͡ʃ/.
What does "gooch" mean?
As a noun, "gooch" means: The perineum.
What words are commonly confused with "gooch"?
"gooch" is commonly confused with "good", "gosh", "goth". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gooch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gooch" is /ɡuːt͡ʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gooch"?
A corruption of guiche, another slang term for the male perineum. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gooch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list