goe
"goe" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“goe” is uncommon English (frequency #62,927 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,927
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archaic spelling of go.
Corpus desk
Index EN-goe · goe · English
goe · rank #62,927 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,927
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH goldy
Nearest frequency peer: goldy (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “goe”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- gnashing
gnashing
37,076 corpus weight
- goe
goe
37,074 corpus weight
- goldy
goldy
37,073 corpus weight
- gorse
gorse
37,072 corpus weight
- granddaddy
granddaddy
37,070 corpus weight
- grassed
grassed
37,069 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “goe” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #62,927 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “goe” in English
Rare enough to double-check
goe is uncommon English at frequency #62,927 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archaic spelling of go.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for goe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is goe, spelled G-O-E.
Definition
- 1Archaic spelling of go.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how goe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Some others goe further and alledging or rather indeede abusing some peece of the Scripture[…].
And God ſpake vnto Noah, ſaying, / Goe foorth of the Arke, thou, and thy wife, and thy ſonnes, and thy ſonnes wiues with thee:[…]
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).