# gem vs gim

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### gem
*noun · IPA /ʤɛm/ · frequency rank #36,472*
gema (pedra preciosa)

### gim
*noun · IPA /ˈʒĩ/ · frequency rank #45,376*
aguardente de cereais (cevada ou aveia) e zimbro

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