Which to use
“gate” is a noun and “gets” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,008
- “gate” frequency rank
- #33,432
- “gets” frequency rank
- 53440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gate | gets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | portão; portal; porteira | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo get |
Where the eye mixes gate and gets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gate and gets
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gate is /ɡeɪt/ while gets is gets ^(fonte ?). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53440, 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/. gets is at rank #33,432, tagged as averb, pronounced gets ^(fonte ?).
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 53440, this pair ranks #12,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gate vs gets
Shared letters: egt. Private to "gate": a. Private to "gets": s.
"gate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gate" and "gets" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gate" vs "gets" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gate" and "gets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gets vs gris". 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 #12,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.