# GOTO

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡəʊ.tuː/ · frequency rank #26,445

## Definitions
1. Any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.

## Etymology
From go to, a keyword for this purpose in many programming languages.

## Easily confused with
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gut)
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gta)
- **GST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gst)
- **Guo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-guo)
- **GTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gts)
- **GTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gtr)
- **gow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gow)
- **gro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gro)
- **grt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-grt)
- **GPO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gpo)
- **guts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-guts)
- **gown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gown)
- **gout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gout)
- **GTFO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gtfo)
- **gove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gove)
- **gyro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gyro)
- **gots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gots)
- **Gott** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gott)
- **goya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-goya)
- **gotta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gotta)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ggoto`, `goot`, `gotto`, `gtoo`, `ogto`

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