# guard vs guay

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### guay
*adjective · IPA \ɡwaj\ · frequency rank #43,968*
Super, excellent.

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