# goya

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,674

## Definitions
1. bitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans)

## Etymology
Borrowed from Okinawan ごーやー (gooyaa).

## Easily confused with
- **guy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goya-vs-guy)
- **gym** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goya-vs-gym)
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goya-vs-gta)
- **GPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goya-vs-gpa)
- **GSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goya-vs-gsa)
- **GYN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goya-vs-gyn)
- **guys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goya-vs-guys)
- **Gwyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goya-vs-gwyn)
- **go** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/go-vs-goya)
- **Ga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ga-vs-goya)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/got-vs-goya)
- **god** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-goya)
- **Gay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gay-vs-goya)
- **GOP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gop-vs-goya)
- **goo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goo-vs-goya)
- **Goa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goa-vs-goya)
- **gma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gma-vs-goya)
- **Gia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gia-vs-goya)
- **GOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gol-vs-goya)
- **gob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gob-vs-goya)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ggoya`, `goay`, `goyya`, `gyoa`, `ogya`

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