# gaggle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡæɡl̩/ · frequency rank #41,141

## Definitions
1. A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
2. Any group or gathering of related things, particularly one perceived as noisy, boisterous or chaotic.
3. Short for press gaggle: an informal briefing of journalists.
4. A group of women.

## Etymology
From Middle English gagelen (“to cackle; cackle like a goose”). Compare Dutch gaggelen (“to cackle”), Icelandic gagl (“small goose; gosling”), Norwegian Nynorsk gagl (“wild goose”).

## Easily confused with
- **gale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaggle-vs-gale)
- **gauge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaggle-vs-gauge)
- **Gayle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaggle-vs-gayle)
- **google** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaggle-vs-google)
- **gamble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaggle-vs-gamble)
- **giggle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaggle-vs-giggle)
- **giggles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaggle-vs-giggles)
- **goggles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaggle-vs-goggles)
- **gage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gage-vs-gaggle)
- **gable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gable-vs-gaggle)
- **gagged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gagged-vs-gaggle)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agggle`, `gaggel`, `gagglle`, `gagle`, `gaglge`, `ggaggle`, `ggagle`

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