# gays vs Gus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Gus
*name · IPA /ɡʌs/ · frequency rank #12,251*
A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gays-vs-gus