go in

verb

"go-in" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“go in” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, in.

Corpus desk

Index EN-go-in · go in · English

go in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for go in
PropertyValue
Headwordgo in
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “go in” in English

go insits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

go in is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

go in doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is go in, spelled G-O- -I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, in.
  2. 2
    To become obscured by clouds.
  3. 3
    To begin or become involved in some activity.
  4. 4
    To share in part of a project's or plan's duties or costs.
  5. 5
    To become understood or accepted.
  6. 6
    To perform invasive surgery.
  7. 7
    To beat up or attack.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how go in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It's getting cold. Let's go in.
  2. It's chilly now the sun's gone in.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "go in"?
"go in" is spelled G-O- -I-N.
What does "go in" mean?
As a verb, "go in" means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, in.
What language does "go in" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list