# gets vs goes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### gets
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #38,773*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs get

### goes
*verb · IPA [ɡəʊz] · frequency rank #17,311*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs go

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gets-vs-goes