Which to use
“goes” is a verb and “Gomes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,107
- “goes” frequency rank
- #31,050
- “Gomes” frequency rank
- 65157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goes | Gomes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du présent indicatif de go. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: goes vs Gomes
Shared letters muted; letters that set goes and Gomes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. goes runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Gomes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - goes and Gomes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goes is averb and Gomesaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goes is recorded at frequency rank #34,107, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈɡoʊz\. Gomes is at rank #31,050, tagged as aname.
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 65157, this pair ranks #73,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goes vs Gomes
Shared letters: egos. Private to "goes": -. Private to "Gomes": m.
"goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Gomes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "goes" for "Gomes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "goes" or "Gomes" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "goes" and "Gomes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "goes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gomes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goes" and "Gomes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gods vs goes". 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 #73,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.