# gets vs greats

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gets
*verb · IPA /ɡɛts/ · frequency rank #560*
third-person singular simple present indicative of get

### greats
*noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪts/ · frequency rank #19,849*
plural of great

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gets-vs-greats