Which to use
“gold” and “good” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,161
- “gold” frequency rank
- #4,562
- “good” frequency rank
- 11723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gold | good |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | da cor de ouro | bom |
Where the eye mixes gold and good
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gold with good
A purely visual mix-up. gold (/gəʊld/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and good (/gʊd/) 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 a single letter - l in “gold” becomes o in “good”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11723, 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 ?). good is at rank #4,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced /gʊd/.
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 11723, this pair ranks #61,074 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gold vs good
Shared letters: dgo. Private to "gold": l. Private to "good": -.
"gold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "good" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gold" and "good" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gold" or "good"?
What to do next
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 "good" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,074 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gold" and "good" 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 #61,074 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.