# gaps vs gar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gaps
*noun · IPA /ɡæps/ · frequency rank #8,795*
plural of gap

### gar
*noun · IPA /ɡɑː/ · frequency rank #29,289*
Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.

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