# gather vs gopher

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gather
*verb · IPA /ˈɡæðə/ · frequency rank #4,762*
To collect normally separate things.

### gopher
*noun · IPA /ˈɡəʊfə/ · frequency rank #34,083*
A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).

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