Which to use
“gobe” and “golfe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,359
- “gobe” frequency rank
- #5,984
- “golfe” frequency rank
- 53343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gobe | golfe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de gobbe. | Partie de mer plus ou moins vaste, qui entre, qui avance dans les terres, et dont l’ouverture du côté de la mer est ordinairement fort large. |
Where the eye mixes gobe and golfe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gobe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against golfe's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gobe and golfe
A purely visual mix-up. gobe (\ɡɔb\) and golfe (\ɡɔlf\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gobe is recorded at frequency rank #47,359, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔb\. golfe is at rank #5,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔlf\.
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 53343, this pair ranks #141,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gobe vs golfe
Shared letters: ego. Private to "gobe": b. Private to "golfe": fl.
"gobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "golfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gobe" and "golfe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gobe" or "golfe"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gobe" and "golfe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "golfe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gobe" and "golfe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gobe". 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 #141,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.