# gauze

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɔːz/ · frequency rank #33,251

## Definitions
1. A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
2. A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
3. A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
4. Ellipsis of wire gauze
5. Mist or haze

## Etymology
Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).

## Easily confused with
- **Gaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-gaz)
- **gave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-gave)
- **Gaza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-gaza)
- **glue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-glue)
- **gaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-gaze)
- **Gaye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-gaye)
- **glaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-glaze)
- **Gayle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-gayle)
- **graze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-graze)
- **gazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-gazed)
- **gouge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-gouge)
- **gazes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauze-vs-gazes)
- **game** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/game-vs-gauze)
- **gale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gale-vs-gauze)
- **Gabe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gabe-vs-gauze)
- **gage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gage-vs-gauze)
- **Gaul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaul-vs-gauze)
- **gare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gare-vs-gauze)
- **gauge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauge-vs-gauze)
- **gable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gable-vs-gauze)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aguze`, `gauez`, `gauzze`, `gazue`, `ggauze`, `guaze`

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