# Gough

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɡɒf/ · frequency rank #27,479

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Burke County, Georgia, United States.

## Etymology
* As a Welsh surname, from coch (“red”).
* As an Irish surname, reduced from McGough.

## Easily confused with
- **gout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gough-vs-gout)
- **gush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gough-vs-gush)
- **gould** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gough-vs-gould)
- **gourd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gough-vs-gourd)
- **GoH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goh-vs-gough)
- **gog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gog-vs-gough)
- **gosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gosh-vs-gough)
- **gong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gough)
- **goth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goth-vs-gough)
- **gogo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gogo-vs-gough)
- **gauge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauge-vs-gough)
- **gorge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gorge-vs-gough)
- **gooch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gooch-vs-gough)
- **gouge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gouge-vs-gough)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggough`, `goguh`, `gouggh`, `goughh`, `gouhg`, `guogh`, `ogugh`

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