# gave vs guava

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gave
*verb · IPA /ɡeɪv/ · frequency rank #559*
simple past of give

### guava
*noun · IPA /ˈɡwɑːvə/ · frequency rank #46,496*
A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gave-vs-guava