# games vs gates

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### games
*noun · IPA [ɡeɪmz] · frequency rank #3,526*
Plural des Substantivs game

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/games-vs-gates