# gan

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɡæn/ · frequency rank #26,439

## Definitions
1. To go.

## Etymology
Probably a variant of gang, from Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to step; walk; go”).

## Easily confused with
- **go** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-go)
- **GM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gm)
- **GB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gb)
- **GF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gf)
- **GP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gp)
- **ge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-ge)
- **gi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gi)
- **GS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gs)
- **GC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gc)
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gr)
- **gg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gg)
- **GL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gl)
- **GU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gu)
- **gd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gd)
- **GH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gh)
- **get** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-get)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-got)
- **god** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-god)
- **guy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-guy)
- **gas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gas)

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