Which to use
“gots” is a verb and “gout” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,153
- “gots” frequency rank
- #26,806
- “gout” frequency rank
- 67959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gots | gout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Has, has got (3rd person singular). | An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints. |
Letter map: gots vs gout
Shared letters muted; letters that set gots and gout apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: gots vs gout
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gots is averb and goutanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gots is recorded at frequency rank #41,153, classified as averb. gout is at rank #26,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡaʊt/.
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 67959, this pair ranks #61,036 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gots vs gout
Shared letters: got. Private to "gots": s. Private to "gout": u.
"gots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "gout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "gots" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,036 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gots" and "gout" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goer vs gots". 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 #61,036 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.