Which to use
“goes” and “gone” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,232
- “goes” frequency rank
- #37,635
- “gone” frequency rank
- 69867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goes | gone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) go. | Participio pasado del verbo (to) go. |
Where the eye mixes goes and gone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: goes vs gone
A purely visual mix-up. goes (/ɡəʊz/) and gone (/ɡɒn/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69867, 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/. gone is at rank #37,635, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɡɒn/.
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 69867, this pair ranks #31,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goes vs gone
Shared letters: ego. Private to "goes": s. Private to "gone": n.
"goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "gone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goes" for "gone" ever safe?
Which is more common, "goes" or "gone"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "goes" and "gone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "goes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goes" and "gone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gone 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 #31,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.