# gazed vs graze

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### graze
*noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #28,225*
The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.

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