# gasket

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡæs.kɪt/ · frequency rank #29,666

## Definitions
1. A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
2. Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
3. A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration.
4. Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid.

## Etymology
Perhaps from Middle French garcette (“gasket”), from Old French garce (“young woman”), feminization of garçon.

## Easily confused with
- **gassed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gasket-vs-gassed)
- **gasped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gasket-vs-gasped)
- **gawker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gasket-vs-gawker)
- **gases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gases-vs-gasket)
- **gadget** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gadget-vs-gasket)
- **garnet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garnet-vs-gasket)
- **garret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garret-vs-gasket)

## Common misspellings (9)
`agsket`, `gakset`, `gasekt`, `gaskett`, `gaskket`, `gaskte`, `gassket`, `ggasket`, `gsaket`

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