# gab vs Gao

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### gab
*verb · IPA [ɡaːp] · frequency rank #267*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs geben

### Gao
*name · IPA [ɡaˈo] · frequency rank #49,695*
am Niger gelegene Stadt in Mali

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gab-vs-gao