# Gage vs gates

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gage
*noun · IPA [ˈɡaːʒə] · frequency rank #27,312*
Vergütung, die Künstler erhalten

### gates
*verb · IPA [ɡeɪts] · frequency rank #12,080*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gate

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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