# gazed vs glazed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gazed
*verb · IPA /ɡeɪzd/ · frequency rank #35,734*
simple past and past participle of gaze

### glazed
*adjective · IPA /ɡleɪzd/ · frequency rank #18,571*
Of eyes: glistening but not focusing on anything in particular; showing no liveliness.

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