Which to use
“gaze” is a verb and “GRE” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,219
- “gaze” frequency rank
- #29,675
- “GRE” frequency rank
- 40894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gaze | GRE |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To stare intently or earnestly. | Any edition of the Graduate Record Examination or of any of its Subject Tests. |
Letter map: gaze vs GRE
Shared letters muted; letters that set gaze and GRE apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - gaze and GRE
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gaze is averb and GREanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gaze is recorded at frequency rank #11,219, classified as averb, pronounced /ɡeɪz/. GRE is at rank #29,675, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40894, this pair ranks #263,443 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gaze vs GRE
Shared letters: eg. Private to "gaze": az. Private to "GRE": r.
"gaze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "GRE" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gaze ← agze · gaez · gazze · ggaze · gzae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gaze" and "GRE" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "gaze" or "GRE" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "gaze" vs "GRE" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "gaze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "GRE" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,443 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gaze" and "GRE" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gere vs GRE". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #263,443 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.