Which to use
“goes” is a verb and “GRE” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #606
- “goes” frequency rank
- #29,675
- “GRE” frequency rank
- 30281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goes | GRE |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of go | Any edition of the Graduate Record Examination or of any of its Subject Tests. |
Letter map: goes vs GRE
Shared letters muted; letters that set goes and GRE apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for goes / GRE
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goes is averb and GREanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goes is recorded at frequency rank #606, classified as averb, pronounced /ɡəʊz/. GRE is at rank #29,675, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30281, this pair ranks #355,895 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goes vs GRE
Shared letters: eg. Private to "goes": os. Private to "GRE": r.
"goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "GRE" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- goes ← geos · ggoes · goess · gose · oges
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "goes" and "GRE" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "goes" vs "GRE" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "goes" and "GRE".
- Full dictionary entry for "goes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "GRE" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,895 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goes" and "GRE" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gere vs GRE". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #355,895 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.