Which to use
“gods” is a noun and “goes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,920
- “gods” frequency rank
- #34,107
- “goes” frequency rank
- 82027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gods | goes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de god. | Troisième personne du singulier du présent indicatif de go. |
Where the eye mixes gods and goes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gods (CVCC) and goes (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gods and goes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gods is \ˈɡɑdz\ while goes is \ˈɡoʊz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “gods” becomes e in “goes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gods is recorded at frequency rank #47,920, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡɑdz\. goes is at rank #34,107, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈɡoʊz\.
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 82027, this pair ranks #17,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gods vs goes
Shared letters: gos. Private to "gods": d. Private to "goes": e.
"gods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gods" and "goes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "gods" or "goes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gods" and "goes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gods" 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 #17,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gods" and "goes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gobe vs gods". 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 #17,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.