# gang vs Gary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gang
*verb · IPA /ˈɡæŋ/ · frequency rank #2,999*
To go; walk; proceed.

### Gary
*name · IPA /ˈɡæ.ɹɪ/ · frequency rank #3,695*
A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s; variant form Garry.

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