# Gaines vs gives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gaines
*name · IPA /ɡeɪnz/ · frequency rank #26,437*
A surname.

### gives
*verb · IPA /ɡɪvz/ · frequency rank #991*
third-person singular simple present indicative of give

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