gazes

/ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/

//ˈɡeɪ.zɪz// verb

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"gazes" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gazes” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,480
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of gaze

Corpus desk

Index EN-gazes · gazes · English

gazes · rank #46,480 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,480
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gawain

Nearest frequency peer: Gawain (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gazes”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “gazes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gazes vs goes
60% similar
gazes vs gives
60% similar
gazes vs genes
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gazes
PropertyValue
Headwordgazes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,480
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gazes”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).gazeslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Gawain” (#46,479), “geneticist” (#46,481), “Gascoigne” (#46,477). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gazes” is #46,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gazes (IPA /ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,480 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of gaze".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gazes, with forms such as "agzes", "gaezs", and "gazess". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "goes", "gives", "genes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is gazes, spelled G-A-Z-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of gaze

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agzes
  • gaezs
  • gazess
  • gazse
  • gazzes
  • ggazes
  • gzaes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gazes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agzes2gaezs2gazess1gazse2gazzes1ggazes1gzaes2
Edit distance from "gazes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gazes"?
"gazes" is spelled G-A-Z-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/.
What does "gazes" mean?
As a verb, "gazes" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of gaze
What words are commonly confused with "gazes"?
"gazes" is commonly confused with "goes", "gives", "genes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gazes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gazes" is /ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gazes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gazes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gilly#46,484gizmo#46,485Foyle#46,469guano#46,495

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

feely7 variantsHaller7 variantsHoyle7 variantshummel7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list