# gear vs guard

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### gear
*noun · IPA \ɡiʁ\ · frequency rank #21,953*
Engrenage, pignon, roue dentée.

### guard
*noun · IPA \ɡɑː(r)d\ · frequency rank #45,087*
Gardien (guard over prisoners).

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