# gay vs gnu

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### gay
*adjective · frequency rank #1,538*
homossexual

### gnu
*noun · IPA /ˈɡnu/ · frequency rank #23,347*
grande mamífero ungulado do gênero Connochaetes, nativo do continente africano

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