Which to use
“ge” is a noun and “goes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,116
- “ge” frequency rank
- #32,232
- “goes” frequency rank
- 48348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ge | goes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de la letra g. | Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) go. |
Where the eye mixes ge and goes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ge vs goes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ge is [ˈxe] while goes is /ɡəʊz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ge is recorded at frequency rank #16,116, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈxe]. goes is at rank #32,232, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɡəʊz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48348, this pair ranks #115,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ge vs goes
Shared letters: eg. Private to "ge": -. Private to "goes": os.
"ge" · 2 letters · shape CV · "goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- goes ← geos · ggoes · goess · gose · oges
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ge" for "goes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ge" or "goes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ge" and "goes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ge" and "goes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goes vs Goyo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #115,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.