# gow

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡaʊ/ · frequency rank #42,161

## Definitions
1. Opium.

## Etymology
From Chinese 膏 (gāo, “ointment”), probably as a shortening of 藥膏／药膏 (yàogāo).

## Easily confused with
- **GP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gp)
- **GS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gs)
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gr)
- **GU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gu)
- **guy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-guy)
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gun)
- **gym** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gym)
- **GPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gps)
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gut)
- **gum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gum)
- **Gus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gus)
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gta)
- **GPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gpa)
- **GST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gst)
- **GUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gui)
- **GPU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gpu)
- **GSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gsm)
- **Guo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-guo)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gre)
- **GSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gow-vs-gsa)

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