Which to use
“gold” is an adjective and “golfe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,161
- “gold” frequency rank
- #8,776
- “golfe” frequency rank
- 15937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gold | golfe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | da cor de ouro | desporto individual cujo objetivo é percorrer uma série de caminhos (percursos) ao ar livre, levando uma bolinha de posições definidas até os chamados buracos à base de tacadas com um taco desportivo |
Where the eye mixes gold and golfe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gold runs 4 letters (CVCC) against golfe's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gold and golfe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gold is /gəʊld/ ouvir^(fonte ?) while golfe is /ˈgow.fe/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gold is recorded at frequency rank #7,161, classified as anadj, pronounced /gəʊld/ ouvir^(fonte ?). golfe is at rank #8,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈgow.fe/.
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 15937, this pair ranks #55,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gold vs golfe
Shared letters: glo. Private to "gold": d. Private to "golfe": ef.
"gold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "golfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gold" for "golfe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gold" vs "golfe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gold" 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 #55,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gold" and "golfe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "GOAT vs gold". 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 #55,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.