# gaze

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɡeɪz/ · frequency rank #11,219

## Definitions
1. To stare intently or earnestly.
2. To stare at.

## Etymology
From Middle English gasen; akin to Swedish dialectal gasa and Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”).

## Easily confused with
- **ge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-ge)
- **gee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-gee)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-gre)
- **give** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-give)
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-gone)
- **gene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-gene)
- **glue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-glue)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-gore)
- **glee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-glee)
- **GCSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-gcse)
- **gove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-gove)
- **Giza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-giza)
- **ghee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-ghee)
- **Gere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-gere)
- **grade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-grade)
- **grace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-grace)
- **grave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-grave)
- **grape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-grape)
- **glare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-glare)
- **glaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-glaze)

## Common misspellings (5)
`agze`, `gaez`, `gazze`, `ggaze`, `gzae`

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