# gazes vs glazer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gazes
*verb · IPA /ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/ · frequency rank #46,480*
third-person singular simple present indicative of gaze

### glazer
*noun · IPA /ˈɡleɪzə/ · frequency rank #49,945*
One who applies glaze, as in pottery, etc.; one who gives a glasslike or glossy surface to anything; a calenderer or smoother of cloth, paper, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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