# gas vs gib

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gas
*noun · IPA /ɡæs/ · frequency rank #1,051*
Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.

### gib
*noun · IPA /ɡɪb/ · frequency rank #48,254*
A castrated male cat or ferret.

## Source
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