# governor vs governs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### governor
*noun · IPA /ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,998*
The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

### governs
*verb · frequency rank #23,847*
third-person singular simple present indicative of govern

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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