# gourd

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡʊəd/ · frequency rank #36,161

## Definitions
1. Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
2. A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
3. The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
4. Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
5. Loaded dice.
6. A person's head.

## Etymology
From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.

## Easily confused with
- **guru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gourd-vs-guru)
- **gout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gourd-vs-gout)
- **gurl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gourd-vs-gurl)
- **guard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gourd-vs-guard)
- **ground** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gourd-vs-ground)
- **god** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gourd)
- **gor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gor-vs-gourd)
- **good** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/good-vs-gourd)
- **gold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gold-vs-gourd)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gore-vs-gourd)
- **gory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gory-vs-gourd)
- **GERD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerd-vs-gourd)
- **gard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gard-vs-gourd)
- **goad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goad-vs-gourd)
- **goer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-gourd)
- **gould** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gould-vs-gourd)
- **glued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glued-vs-gourd)
- **Goers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goers-vs-gourd)
- **Gough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gough-vs-gourd)
- **gouge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gouge-vs-gourd)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggourd`, `gorud`, `goudr`, `gourdd`, `gourrd`, `guord`, `ogurd`

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