# gam vs gleam

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gam
*noun · IPA /ɡæm/ · frequency rank #38,409*
A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.

### gleam
*noun · IPA /ɡliːm/ · frequency rank #30,065*
An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.

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