Which to use
“gage” and “gás” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,149
- “gage” frequency rank
- #1,748
- “gás” frequency rank
- 41897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gage | gás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | penhor | estado fluido da matéria, sem forma definida, cujo volume é o do recipiente que o contém |
Where the eye mixes gage and gás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. gage runs 4 letters (CVCV) against gás's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gage vs gás
A purely visual mix-up. gage (\ɡaʒ\) and gás (/ˈɡaʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gage is recorded at frequency rank #40,149, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡaʒ\. gás is at rank #1,748, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡaʃ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41897, this pair ranks #23,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gage vs gás
Shared letters: g. Private to "gage": ae. Private to "gás": sá.
"gage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gás" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gage ← agge · gaeg · gagge · ggae · ggage
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gage" and "gás" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gage" or "gás" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gage" and "gás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gage vs giga". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #23,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.