# gard vs germ

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gard
*noun · IPA /ɡɑː(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #43,662*
A garden.

### germ
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɜːm/ · frequency rank #22,388*
The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud, spore, or zygote.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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