# gent vs git

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gent
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɛnt/ · frequency rank #23,841*
A gentleman.

### git
*noun · IPA /ɡɪt/ · frequency rank #18,087*
A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).

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