# gaol vs Gmail

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Gmail
*name · IPA [ˈd͡ʒiːˌmeɪl] · frequency rank #19,098*
A web-based e-mail system provided by Google (trademarked Gmail).

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