# gala vs Galway

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gala
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡɑːlə/ · frequency rank #11,701*
Celebratory; festive.

### Galway
*name · IPA /ˈɡɒːlweː/ · frequency rank #21,807*
A county in the West of the Republic of Ireland.

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