Which to use
“goes” and “guess” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,232
- “goes” frequency rank
- #43,045
- “guess” frequency rank
- 75277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goes | guess |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) go. | Adivinar. |
Where the eye mixes goes and guess
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. goes runs 4 letters (CVVC) against guess's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses goes with guess
A purely visual mix-up. goes (/ɡəʊz/) and guess (/gɛs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75277, 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/. guess is at rank #43,045, tagged as averb, pronounced /gɛs/.
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 75277, this pair ranks #19,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goes vs guess
Shared letters: egs. Private to "goes": o. Private to "guess": u.
"goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "guess" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goes" for "guess" ever safe?
Frequency check: "goes" vs "guess" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "goes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guess" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goes" and "guess" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guess vs guest". 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 #19,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.