Which to use
“goes” is a verb and “golem” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,311
- “goes” frequency rank
- #32,572
- “golem” frequency rank
- 49883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goes | golem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs go | Golem |
Letter map: goes vs golem
Shared letters muted; letters that set goes and golem apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. goes runs 4 letters (CVVC) against golem's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: goes vs golem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goes is averb and golemanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goes is recorded at frequency rank #17,311, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəʊz]. golem is at rank #32,572, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 49883, this pair ranks #1,194,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goes vs golem
Shared letters: ego. Private to "goes": s. Private to "golem": lm.
"goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "golem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goes" for "golem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "goes" vs "golem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "goes" and "golem".
- Full dictionary entry for "goes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "golem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,194,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goes" and "golem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "golem vs puzzles". 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 #1,194,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.