# gasp vs Gaza

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gasp
*verb · IPA /ɡɑːsp/ · frequency rank #16,030*
To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.

### Gaza
*name · IPA /ˈɡɑː.zə/ · frequency rank #8,040*
A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City.

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