# gar vs gator

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### gator
*noun · IPA /ˈɡeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,682*
Alligator.

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