# gander vs Ganges

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gander
*noun · IPA /ˈɡæn.də(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #33,250*
A male goose.

### Ganges
*name · IPA /ˈɡændʒiːz/ · frequency rank #32,006*
A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism.

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