# genes vs goes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### genes
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒiːnz/ · frequency rank #5,684*
plural of gene

### goes
*verb · IPA /ɡəʊz/ · frequency rank #606*
third-person singular simple present indicative of go

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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