# gaffes vs gardes

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### gaffes
*noun · IPA \ɡaf\ · frequency rank #40,285*
Pluriel de gaffe.

### gardes
*noun · IPA \ɡaʁd\ · frequency rank #3,758*
Pluriel de garde.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/gaffes-vs-gardes