# Goethe vs Goethes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Goethe
*name · IPA [ˈɡøːtə] · frequency rank #4,436*
deutscher Familienname

### Goethes
*noun · IPA [ˈɡøːtəs] · frequency rank #17,922*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Goethe

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