Which to use
“goes” and “got” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,107
- “goes” frequency rank
- #9,489
- “got” frequency rank
- 43596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goes | got |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du présent indicatif de go. | Passé du verbe get. |
Where the eye mixes goes and got
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: goes vs got
A purely visual mix-up. goes (\ˈɡoʊz\) and got (\ɡɒt\) 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 43596, 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\. got is at rank #9,489, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡɒt\.
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 43596, this pair ranks #216,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of goes vs got
Shared letters: go. Private to "goes": es. Private to "got": t.
"goes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "got" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- goes ← geos · ggoes · goess · oges
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goes" and "got" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "goes" or "got" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "goes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "got" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goes" and "got" 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 #216,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.