# gave vs given

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### gave
*noun · IPA \ɡav\ · frequency rank #18,762*
Cours d’eau qui descend des montagnes pyrénéennes.

### given
*verb · IPA \ˈɡɪv.ən\ · frequency rank #49,680*
Participe passé de give.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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