godvsgolTell them apart

Which to use

“god” and “gol” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,904
“god” frequency rank
#1,746
“gol” frequency rank
10650
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature god gol
Definition divindade, deus pontuação em certos tipos de jogos como o futebol e andebol

Letter map: god vs gol

Shared letters muted; letters that set god and gol apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
god
3 ch
gol

Spelling & dictionary notes on god vs gol

god and gol are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - d in “god” becomes l in “gol”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

god is recorded at frequency rank #8,904, classified as anoun. gol is at rank #1,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈgow/.

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 10650, this pair ranks #62,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of god vs gol

Shared letters: go. Private to "god": d. Private to "gol": l.

"god" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "gol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "god" and "gol" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - d in “god” becomes l in “gol”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "god" or "gol" show up more?
"gol" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,746 in our Portuguese list, against #8,904 for "god". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "god" vs "gol" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "god" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "god" and "gol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "god vs GQ". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #62,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list