Which to use
“goes” is a verb and “gommes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,107
- “goes” frequency rank
- #39,322
- “gommes” frequency rank
- 73429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goes | gommes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du présent indicatif de go. | Pluriel de gomme. |
Where the eye mixes goes and gommes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. goes runs 4 letters (CVVC) against gommes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between goes and gommes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: goes is \ˈɡoʊz\ while gommes is \ɡɔm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 73429, 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\. gommes is at rank #39,322, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔm\.
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 73429, this pair ranks #40,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goes vs gommes
Shared letters: egos. Private to "goes": -. Private to "gommes": m.
"goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "gommes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goes" and "gommes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "goes" or "gommes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "goes" and "gommes" 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 "gommes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goes" and "gommes" 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 #40,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.