# gonna

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɡən.ə/ · frequency rank #512

## Definitions
1. A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.

## Etymology
Contraction of going to. Attested since 1913 (OED, "gonna"). The pronunciation of present participles with the sound n rather than ng has a long history (see g-dropping on Wikipedia).

## Easily confused with
- **gown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gonna-vs-gown)
- **Gunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gonna-vs-gunn)
- **goon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gonna-vs-goon)
- **goya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gonna-vs-goya)
- **gotta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gonna-vs-gotta)
- **gowns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gonna-vs-gowns)
- **gunna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gonna-vs-gunna)
- **gonzo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gonna-vs-gonzo)
- **Goa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goa-vs-gonna)
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gone-vs-gonna)
- **goin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goin-vs-gonna)
- **gina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gina-vs-gonna)
- **gong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gonna)
- **ginn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginn-vs-gonna)
- **going** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gonna)
- **Ghana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-gonna)
- **Genoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-gonna)
- **Ginny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginny-vs-gonna)
- **ganga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganga-vs-gonna)
- **ganja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-gonna)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ggonna`, `gnona`, `gona`, `gonan`, `ognna`

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