# Gaza

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɑː.zə/ · frequency rank #8,040

## Definitions
1. A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City.
2. A governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
3. Ellipsis of the Gaza Strip: a region of Palestine, a north–south strip of land bordering the Mediterranean and the Sinai Peninsula at the southwestern end of the Levant.
4. Ellipsis of Wadi Gaza: a wadi, a valley in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

## Etymology
From Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʿazzā ~ ġazzā). The Greek form of the Septuagint reflects the older Hebrew pronunciation with /ɣ~ʁ/, a phoneme that later merged with /ʕ/.

## Easily confused with
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gta)
- **GPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gpa)
- **Goa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-goa)
- **gma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gma)
- **Gia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gia)
- **GSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gsa)
- **GBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gba)
- **gaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gaze)
- **gina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gina)
- **Gita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gita)
- **gila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gila)
- **Giza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-giza)
- **goya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-goya)
- **Ghana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-ghana)
- **glaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-glaze)
- **graze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-graze)
- **gazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gazed)
- **ghazi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-ghazi)
- **gazes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-gazes)
- **guava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-guava)

## Common misspellings (5)
`agza`, `gaaz`, `gazza`, `ggaza`, `gzaa`

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