Which to use
“goes” is a verb and “gomas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,232
- “goes” frequency rank
- #23,434
- “gomas” frequency rank
- 55666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goes | gomas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) go. | Forma del plural de goma. |
Where the eye mixes goes and gomas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. goes runs 4 letters (CVVC) against gomas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses goes with gomas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: goes is /ɡəʊz/ while gomas is [ˈgomas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goes is recorded at frequency rank #32,232, classified as averb, pronounced /ɡəʊz/. gomas is at rank #23,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgomas].
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 55666, this pair ranks #77,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goes vs gomas
Shared letters: gos. Private to "goes": e. Private to "gomas": am.
"goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "gomas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goes" for "gomas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "goes" or "gomas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "goes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gomas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goes" and "gomas" 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 #77,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.