# GOTO vs gotta

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### GOTO
*noun · IPA /ˈɡəʊ.tuː/ · frequency rank #26,445*
Any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.

### gotta
*verb · IPA /ˈɡɒtə/ · frequency rank #1,190*
Synonym of have got to, have to

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