# gaol vs gap

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gaol
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒeɪl/ · frequency rank #35,310*
Dated spelling of jail.

### gap
*noun · IPA /ɡæp/ · frequency rank #3,166*
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gap