# gears vs gents

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gears
*noun · IPA /ɡɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #11,705*
plural of gear

### gents
*noun · IPA /ˈdʒɛnts/ · frequency rank #23,842*
plural of gent

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