# gives

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɡɪvz/ · frequency rank #991

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of give

## Easily confused with
- **goes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-goes)
- **gove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-gove)
- **gloves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-gloves)
- **guides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-guides)
- **graves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-graves)
- **groves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-groves)
- **Grimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-grimes)
- **glides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-glides)
- **giveth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-giveth)
- **grieves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gives-vs-grieves)
- **give** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/give-vs-gives)
- **gave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gave-vs-gives)
- **gigs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gigs-vs-gives)
- **games** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/games-vs-gives)
- **given** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/given-vs-gives)
- **girls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girls-vs-gives)
- **gifts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gifts-vs-gives)
- **gates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gates-vs-gives)
- **genes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genes-vs-gives)
- **gases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gases-vs-gives)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggives`, `gievs`, `givess`, `givse`, `givves`, `gvies`, `igves`

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