# goes vs gots

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### gots
*verb · frequency rank #41,153*
Has, has got (3rd person singular).

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