# Gareth vs girth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gareth
*name · IPA /ˈɡæɹ.əθ/ · frequency rank #14,549*
A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.

### girth
*noun · IPA /ɡɜːθ/ · frequency rank #32,010*
A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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