# GAAP vs Gaia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### GAAP
*noun · IPA /ɡæp/ · frequency rank #27,158*
Acronym of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

### Gaia
*name · IPA /ˈɡaɪə/ · frequency rank #27,849*
The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism.

## Source
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