Which to use
“go” is an intj and “gole” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,095
- “go” frequency rank
- #17,806
- “gole” frequency rank
- 19901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | go | gole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | xô, voz para deter animais de carga | porção de líquido que se engole de uma vez |
Where the eye mixes go and gole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: go vs gole
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: go is /xo/ while gole is /ˈɡɔ.lɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “go” sits inside “gole”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
go is recorded at frequency rank #2,095, classified as anintj, pronounced /xo/. gole is at rank #17,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɔ.lɨ/.
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 19901, this pair ranks #50,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of go vs gole
Shared letters: go. Private to "go": -. Private to "gole": el.
"go" · 2 letters · shape CV · "gole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gole ← ggole · gloe · goel · golle · ogle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "go" and "gole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "go" or "gole"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "go" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "go" and "gole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "GOAT vs gole". 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 #50,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.