# G8

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,070

## Definitions
1. The eight leading industrialized nations: Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and Russia.
2. The former annual meeting of their leaders (prior to Russia's 2014 expulsion from the group).

## Etymology
Abbreviation of Group of Eight (nations).

## Easily confused with
- **go** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-go)
- **GM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gm)
- **Ga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-ga)
- **GB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gb)
- **GF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gf)
- **GP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gp)
- **ge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-ge)
- **gi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gi)
- **GS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gs)
- **GC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gc)
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gr)
- **gg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gg)
- **GL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gl)
- **GU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gu)
- **gd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gd)
- **GH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-gh)
- **get** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-get)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-got)
- **god** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-god)
- **guy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g8-vs-guy)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/g8