Which to use
“god” and “gordo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,103
- “god” frequency rank
- #3,327
- “gordo” frequency rank
- 18430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | god | gordo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bueno | Dicho de un ser vivo, de peso mayor al adecuado para su constitución. |
Where the eye mixes god and gordo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. god runs 3 letters (CVC) against gordo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between god and gordo
A purely visual mix-up. god ([ɡoːˀ]) and gordo ([ˈgoɾð̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
god is recorded at frequency rank #15,103, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡoːˀ]. gordo is at rank #3,327, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈgoɾð̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18430, this pair ranks #267,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of god vs gordo
Shared letters: dgo. Private to "god": -. Private to "gordo": r.
"god" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "gordo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gordo ← ggordo · godro · gorddo · gorod · gorrdo · grodo · ogrdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "god" for "gordo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "god" or "gordo" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "god" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gordo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "god" and "gordo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "god vs Goyo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #267,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.