Which to use
“gage” and “gaze” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,149
- “gage” frequency rank
- #42,478
- “gaze” frequency rank
- 82627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gage | gaze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | penhor | tecido leve e transparente |
Where the eye mixes gage and gaze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gage and gaze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gage and gaze
A purely visual mix-up. gage (\ɡaʒ\) and gaze (/ˈɡa.zɨ/) 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 a single letter - g in “gage” becomes z in “gaze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82627, 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\. gaze is at rank #42,478, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡa.zɨ/.
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 82627, this pair ranks #1,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gage vs gaze
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "gage": -. Private to "gaze": z.
"gage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gaze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gage" for "gaze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gage" or "gaze"?
Useful next steps
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 "gaze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gage" and "gaze" 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 #1,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.