# go vs Gus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### go
*verb · IPA /ɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #98*
To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:

### Gus
*name · IPA /ɡʌs/ · frequency rank #12,251*
A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.

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