# git vs guy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### guy
*noun · IPA /ɡæ/ · frequency rank #387*
An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).

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