Which to use
“goes” is a verb and “Götz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,311
- “goes” frequency rank
- #11,060
- “Götz” frequency rank
- 28371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goes | Götz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs go | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Where the eye mixes goes and Götz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between goes and Götz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: goes is [ɡəʊz] while Götz is [ɡœt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28371, 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]. Götz is at rank #11,060, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɡœt͡s].
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 28371, this pair ranks #1,785,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of goes vs Götz
Shared letters: g. Private to "goes": eos. Private to "Götz": tzö.
"goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Götz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- goes ← geos · ggoes · goess · gose · oges
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goes" and "Götz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "goes" or "Götz"?
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 "goes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Götz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,785,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goes" and "Götz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goes vs gries". 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 #1,785,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.