Which to use
“gate” and “gaze” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,008
- “gate” frequency rank
- #42,478
- “gaze” frequency rank
- 62486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gate | gaze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | portão; portal; porteira | tecido leve e transparente |
Where the eye mixes gate and gaze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gate vs gaze
A purely visual mix-up. gate (/ɡeɪt/) 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 - t in “gate” becomes z in “gaze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gate is recorded at frequency rank #20,008, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡeɪt/. 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 62486, this pair ranks #6,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gate vs gaze
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "gate": t. Private to "gaze": z.
"gate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gaze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gate" and "gaze" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gate" vs "gaze" - which ranks higher?
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 "gate" 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 #6,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gate" and "gaze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gain vs gaze". 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 #6,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.