# Gant

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,148

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a French and English surname, from gant (“glove”).
* As a German and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, possibly related to Gand (“scree”); compare Gander. Or, related to Gans (“goose”).

## Easily confused with
- **get** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-get)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-got)
- **gas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gas)
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gun)
- **Gay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gay)
- **gap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gap)
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gut)
- **gin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gin)
- **GAO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gao)
- **GST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gst)
- **git** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-git)
- **GNU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gnu)
- **gar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gar)
- **Gaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gaz)
- **gat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gat)
- **GYN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gyn)
- **gnc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gnc)
- **grt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-grt)
- **gave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gave)
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-gone)

## Common misspellings (6)
`agnt`, `gannt`, `gantt`, `gatn`, `ggant`, `gnat`

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