godvsgomaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,904
“god” frequency rank
#19,450
“goma” frequency rank
28354
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature god goma
Definition divindade, deus exsudação das plantas de aspecto viscoso e transparente

Letter map: god vs goma

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

3 ch
god
4 ch
goma

Spelling & dictionary notes on god vs goma

god and goma 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

god is recorded at frequency rank #8,904, classified as anoun. goma is at rank #19,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡo.mɐ/.

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 28354, this pair ranks #40,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of god vs goma

Shared letters: go. Private to "god": d. Private to "goma": am.

"god" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "goma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gomaggoma · gmoa · goam · gomma · ogma

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "god" and "goma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "god" vs "goma" - which ranks higher?
"god" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,904 in our Portuguese list, against #19,450 for "goma". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "god" vs "goma" 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 "goma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "god" and "goma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goma vs grua". 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 #40,464 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