Which to use
“get” and “gets” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,912
- “get” frequency rank
- #33,432
- “gets” frequency rank
- 38344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | get | gets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | obter, adquirir, ter | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo get |
Where the eye mixes get and gets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: get vs gets
A purely visual mix-up. get (/ˈgɛt/) and gets (gets ^(fonte ?)) 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 extra letter(s) - “get” sits inside “gets”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
get is recorded at frequency rank #4,912, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈgɛt/. gets is at rank #33,432, tagged as averb, pronounced gets ^(fonte ?).
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 38344, this pair ranks #28,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of get vs gets
Shared letters: egt. Private to "get": -. Private to "gets": s.
"get" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "gets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gets ← egts · gest · getss · getts · ggets · gtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "get" for "gets" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "get" or "gets" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "get" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "get" and "gets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gets vs gris". 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 #28,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.