# gotta

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɒtə/ · frequency rank #1,190

## Definitions
1. Synonym of have got to, have to

## Etymology
Contraction of got + to.

## Easily confused with
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotta-vs-gta)
- **gout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotta-vs-gout)
- **goya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotta-vs-goya)
- **Gupta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotta-vs-gupta)
- **Greta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotta-vs-greta)
- **Gotti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotta-vs-gotti)
- **gotten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotta-vs-gotten)
- **grotto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotta-vs-grotto)
- **Guetta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotta-vs-guetta)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/got-vs-gotta)
- **Goa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goa-vs-gotta)
- **goat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goat-vs-gotta)
- **goth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goth-vs-gotta)
- **GOTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goto-vs-gotta)
- **Gita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gita-vs-gotta)
- **gots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gots-vs-gotta)
- **Gott** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gott-vs-gotta)
- **gonna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gonna-vs-gotta)
- **Goths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goths-vs-gotta)
- **Gotham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gotham-vs-gotta)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ggotta`, `gota`, `gotat`, `gtota`, `ogtta`

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