# gear

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɪə/ · frequency rank #3,234

## Definitions
1. Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
2. Clothing; garments.
3. Goods; property; household items.
4. A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
5. A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
6. A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
7. Ellipsis of landing gear.
8. Recreational drugs, including steroids.
9. Stuff.
10. Business matters; affairs; concern.
11. Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.

## Etymology
From Middle English gere, a borrowing from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”). See also adjective yare, yar from the same root via Old English.

## Easily confused with
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gr)
- **get** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-get)
- **gem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gem)
- **gel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gel)
- **gee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gee)
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gta)
- **GPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gpa)
- **Goa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-goa)
- **gma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gma)
- **ger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-ger)
- **Gia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gia)
- **GED** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-ged)
- **GSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gsa)
- **GTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gtr)
- **gor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gor)
- **grr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-grr)
- **gets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-gets)
- **goal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-goal)
- **glad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-glad)
- **grab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gear-vs-grab)

## Common misspellings (5)
`egar`, `gaer`, `gearr`, `gera`, `ggear`

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