# gaffer vs gather

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gaffer
*noun · IPA /ɡæfɚ/ · frequency rank #48,759*
A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

### gather
*verb · IPA /ˈɡæðə/ · frequency rank #4,762*
To collect normally separate things.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaffer-vs-gather