# gotta vs likes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### gotta
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #35,814*
umgangssp. benötigen, müssen

### likes
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #16,771*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs like

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