# gall vs gave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gall
*noun · IPA /ɡɔːl/ · frequency rank #19,605*
Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.

### gave
*verb · IPA /ɡeɪv/ · frequency rank #559*
simple past of give

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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