Which to use
“gaze” and “gene” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,478
- “gaze” frequency rank
- #7,160
- “gene” frequency rank
- 49638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gaze | gene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tecido leve e transparente | sequência de nucleotídeos do DNA que pode ser transcrita em uma versão de RNA |
Where the eye mixes gaze and gene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gaze and gene follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gaze vs gene
A purely visual mix-up. gaze (/ˈɡa.zɨ/) and gene (/ˈʒɛ.nɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gaze is recorded at frequency rank #42,478, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡa.zɨ/. gene is at rank #7,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒɛ.nɨ/.
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 49638, this pair ranks #15,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gaze vs gene
Shared letters: eg. Private to "gaze": az. Private to "gene": n.
"gaze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gene" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gaze" for "gene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gaze" vs "gene" - which ranks higher?
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 "gaze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gaze" and "gene" 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 #15,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.