# gamble vs gobble

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gamble
*noun · IPA /ˈɡæm.bəl/ · frequency rank #9,752*
A bet or wager.

### gobble
*verb · IPA /ˈɡɒbl̩/ · frequency rank #35,737*
To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up)

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