# galileo vs Gallo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### galileo
*noun · frequency rank #22,385*
The CGS unit of acceleration, equal to 1 centimetre per second per second (1 centimeter per second squared, 1cm/s^2). Symbol: Gal

### Gallo
*name · frequency rank #27,159*
A Romance language spoken in north-west France, see Gallo language.

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