# gays vs gears

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gays
*noun · IPA /ɡeɪz/ · frequency rank #11,218*
plural of gay

### gears
*noun · IPA /ɡɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #11,705*
plural of gear

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